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Saturday, March 25
Durham, NC
2 pm
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Men's Tennis Gets Back on Track with 6-1 Win over North Carolina Central
03.25.2023 | Men's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis got back on track on Saturday (Mar. 25) with a 6-1 win over North Carolina Central.
The Bulldogs won the doubles point with two victories in doubles play, before winning five out of six singles matches for the victory.
Harry Thursfield and Bruno Serra beat Naresh Bharathy and Facundo Olmedo 6-0 at No. 2 doubles, before Jon Brann Reid Rafa Serra defeated Sabastian Pino and Oliver Saarinen 6-3 at No. 1 to clinch the doubles point.
Sam Nicholson got things started in singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Pino at No. 1, before Chester Wickwire beat Bharathy 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4. Thursfield beat Saarinen 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2, before Bruno Serra beat Kareem Abdul Hakim 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3. Rafa Serra would pick up Asheville's final win of the day over Shaka Cristellotti 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5.
Doubles competition
1. Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (UNC Asheville) def. PINO, Sebastian/SAARINEN, Oliver (North Carolina Central) 6-3
2. Harry Thursfield/Bruno Serra (UNC Asheville) def. BHARATHY, Naresh/OLMEDO Facundo (North Carolina Central) 6-0
3. MURTAUGH, Liam/CRISTELLOTTI, Shaka (North Carolina Central) vs. Sam Nicholson/Chester Wickwire (UNC Asheville) unfinished
Singles competition
1. Sam Nicholson (UNC Asheville) def. PINO, Sebastian (North Carolina Central) 6-3, 6-3
2. Harry Thursfield (UNC Asheville) def. SAARINEN, Oliver (North Carolina Central) 6-2, 6-3
3. Bruno Serra (UNC Asheville) def. ABDUL HAKIM, Kareem (North Carolina Central) 6-0, 6-4
4. Chester Wickwire (UNC Asheville) def. BHARATHY, Naresh (North Carolina Central) 6-1, 6-3
5. Rafa Serra (UNC Asheville) def. CRISTELLOTTI, Shaka (North Carolina Central) 6-4, 6-4
6. OLMEDO, Facundo (North Carolina Central) def. Tarek Erlewein (UNC Asheville) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5-0)
The Bulldogs return to the courts on Wednesday (Mar. 29) to host UNC Greensboro in non-conference action. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Asheville Racquet Club.
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The Bulldogs won the doubles point with two victories in doubles play, before winning five out of six singles matches for the victory.
Harry Thursfield and Bruno Serra beat Naresh Bharathy and Facundo Olmedo 6-0 at No. 2 doubles, before Jon Brann Reid Rafa Serra defeated Sabastian Pino and Oliver Saarinen 6-3 at No. 1 to clinch the doubles point.
Sam Nicholson got things started in singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Pino at No. 1, before Chester Wickwire beat Bharathy 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4. Thursfield beat Saarinen 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2, before Bruno Serra beat Kareem Abdul Hakim 6-0, 6-4 at No. 3. Rafa Serra would pick up Asheville's final win of the day over Shaka Cristellotti 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5.
Doubles competition
1. Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (UNC Asheville) def. PINO, Sebastian/SAARINEN, Oliver (North Carolina Central) 6-3
2. Harry Thursfield/Bruno Serra (UNC Asheville) def. BHARATHY, Naresh/OLMEDO Facundo (North Carolina Central) 6-0
3. MURTAUGH, Liam/CRISTELLOTTI, Shaka (North Carolina Central) vs. Sam Nicholson/Chester Wickwire (UNC Asheville) unfinished
Singles competition
1. Sam Nicholson (UNC Asheville) def. PINO, Sebastian (North Carolina Central) 6-3, 6-3
2. Harry Thursfield (UNC Asheville) def. SAARINEN, Oliver (North Carolina Central) 6-2, 6-3
3. Bruno Serra (UNC Asheville) def. ABDUL HAKIM, Kareem (North Carolina Central) 6-0, 6-4
4. Chester Wickwire (UNC Asheville) def. BHARATHY, Naresh (North Carolina Central) 6-1, 6-3
5. Rafa Serra (UNC Asheville) def. CRISTELLOTTI, Shaka (North Carolina Central) 6-4, 6-4
6. OLMEDO, Facundo (North Carolina Central) def. Tarek Erlewein (UNC Asheville) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5-0)
The Bulldogs return to the courts on Wednesday (Mar. 29) to host UNC Greensboro in non-conference action. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Asheville Racquet Club.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
PINO,Sebastian / 0 [NCCU-MT]
33
#2 Singles Match
12
66
SAARINEN,Oliver / 0 [NCCU-MT]
23
#3 Singles Match
12
66
ABDUL HAKIM,Kareem / 0 [NCCU-MT]
04
#4 Singles Match
12
66
BHARATHY,Naresh / 0 [NCCU-MT]
13
#5 Singles Match
12
66
CRISTELLOTTI,Shaka / 0 [NCCU-MT]
44
#6 Singles Match
123
640
OLMEDO,Facundo / 0 [NCCU-MT]
161
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