University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, March 25
Durham, NC
2 pm
UNC Asheville
at
North Carolina Central
Men's Tennis Heads to North Carolina Central for a Saturday Non-Conference Tilt
03.24.2023 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis heads to North Carolina Central for a non-conference tilt on Saturday (Mar. 25). First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Dr. James W. Younge Tennis Courts in Durham, N.C.
About the Bulldogs - UNC Asheville comes into the match at 5-7 overall after a 4-3 loss to North Carolina A&T on Thursday (Mar. 23). The Bulldogs come into the match with a combined 17-11 doubles record, along with 33 combined singles wins. The teams of Jon Brann Reid and Rafa Serra and Harry Thursfield and Sam Nicholson lead the way with five doubles wins, while three other doubles tandems have two doubles wins each. Reid and Thursfield also have one win as a doubles team. Nicholson and Thursfield each have seven wins in singles play, while Freddy Murray has six singles wins. Reid, Bruno Serra, Tarek Erlewein and Rafa Serra each have three singles wins, while Chester Wickwire also has one.
About the Eagles - The Eagles enter the matchup at 4-12 overall after a 6-1 win over Howard back on Mar. 18. NCCU comes in with a 10-26 combined doubles record as well as a combined 23-64 singles record. The team of Sebastian Pino and Oliver Saarinen leads the way with four wins in doubles play, while Kareem Abdul Hakim and Naresh Bharathy have three wins as a team. Shaka Cristellotti and Liam Murtaugh have two wins in doubles play, while Hakim and Facundo Olmedo also have one win in doubles play. Bharathy leads the way in singles play with six wins in singles play, while Pino has five wins and Hakim and Cristellotti each have four wins. Olmedo has three wins in singles play, while Saarinen also has one.
Series History - This will be the eighth all-time meeting between Asheville and North Carolina Central, with Asheville leading the all-time series 7-0. The Bulldogs won the last matchup between the two programs 7-0 back on Jan. 29, 2022.
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About the Bulldogs - UNC Asheville comes into the match at 5-7 overall after a 4-3 loss to North Carolina A&T on Thursday (Mar. 23). The Bulldogs come into the match with a combined 17-11 doubles record, along with 33 combined singles wins. The teams of Jon Brann Reid and Rafa Serra and Harry Thursfield and Sam Nicholson lead the way with five doubles wins, while three other doubles tandems have two doubles wins each. Reid and Thursfield also have one win as a doubles team. Nicholson and Thursfield each have seven wins in singles play, while Freddy Murray has six singles wins. Reid, Bruno Serra, Tarek Erlewein and Rafa Serra each have three singles wins, while Chester Wickwire also has one.
About the Eagles - The Eagles enter the matchup at 4-12 overall after a 6-1 win over Howard back on Mar. 18. NCCU comes in with a 10-26 combined doubles record as well as a combined 23-64 singles record. The team of Sebastian Pino and Oliver Saarinen leads the way with four wins in doubles play, while Kareem Abdul Hakim and Naresh Bharathy have three wins as a team. Shaka Cristellotti and Liam Murtaugh have two wins in doubles play, while Hakim and Facundo Olmedo also have one win in doubles play. Bharathy leads the way in singles play with six wins in singles play, while Pino has five wins and Hakim and Cristellotti each have four wins. Olmedo has three wins in singles play, while Saarinen also has one.
Series History - This will be the eighth all-time meeting between Asheville and North Carolina Central, with Asheville leading the all-time series 7-0. The Bulldogs won the last matchup between the two programs 7-0 back on Jan. 29, 2022.
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