University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Wednesday, March 27
Asheville, NC
5 pm

UNC Asheville

7
vs
0

Belmont Abbey

Brann_Reid_JSU

Bulldogs Blank Belmont Abbey for Wednesday Non-Conference Win

03.27.2024 | Men's Tennis

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis blanked Belmont Abbey 7-0 for a non-conference win on Wednesday (Mar. 27) at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. The shutout marks Asheville's sixth of the season, the most in a year for the Bulldogs since 2015 (four).


Asheville swept all three doubles matches for the doubles point, before sweeping singles play to complete the shutout.
Freddy Murray and Sam Nicholson beat Brody Sawyer and Tyler Troche 6-1 at No. 3 to start doubles play, before Jon Brann Reid and Rafa Serra clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at No. 1 over Joshua Mayhew and Samuel McGregor. Cian Ingles and Bruno Serra completed the doubles sweep with a 6-2 win over Peyton Williams and Sullivan Monteith at No. 2. Rafa Serra began doubles play with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Troche at No. 6, before Nicholson beat Ricard Novell 6-1, 7-6 (5-0) at No. 2. Murray went on to beat Zak Vince 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1, before Bruno Serra beat Monteith 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5. Reid beat Jonas Berglund 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 at No. 3, before Ingles polished off the clean sheet with a 6-7, 7-6 (2-0), 1-0 (8-0) win over Mayhew at No. 4.

Doubles competition
1. Jon Brann Reid/Rafa Serra (Asheville) def. Joshua Mayhew/Samuel McGregor (BAC) 6-2
2. Cian Ingles/Bruno Serra (Asheville) def. Peyton Williams/Sullivan Monteith (BAC) 6-2
3. Freddy Murray/Sam Nicholson (Asheville) def. Brody Sawyer/Tyler Troche (BAC) 6-1
 
Singles competition
1. Freddy Murray (Asheville) def. Zak Vince (BAC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Sam Nicholson (Asheville) def. Ricard Novell (BAC) 6-1, 7-6 (5-0)
3. Jon Brann Reid (Asheville) def. Jonas Berglund (BAC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
4. Cian Ingles (Asheville) def. Joshua Mayhew (BAC) 6-7, 7-6 (2-0), 1-0 (8-0)
5. Bruno Serra (Asheville) def. Sullivan Monteith (BAC) 6-4, 6-1
6. Rafa Serra (Asheville) def. Tyler Troche (BAC) 6-3, 6-1

The Bulldogs (11-5, 1-0 Big South Conference) return to action on Saturday (Mar. 30) at Radford. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. from Radford, Va., with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.  
 

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
Joshua Mayhew/ Samuel McGregor [BAC]
2
6

#2 Doubles Match

1
Peyton Williams/ Sullivan Monteith [BAC]
2
6

#3 Doubles Match

1
Brody Sawyer/ Tyler Troche [BAC]
1
6

#1 Singles Match

12
Zak Vince / 0 [BAC]
13
LogoMurray, Freddy / 0 [AVLMTEN]
66

#2 Singles Match

12
Ricard Novell / 0 [BAC]
16
LogoNicholson, Sam / 0 [AVLMTEN]
67

#3 Singles Match

123
Jonas Berglund / 0 [BAC]
364
LogoBrann Reid, Jon / 0 [AVLMTEN]
636

#4 Singles Match

123
Joshua Mayhew / 0 [BAC]
760
LogoIngles, Cian / 0 [AVLMTEN]
671

#5 Singles Match

12
Sullivan Monteith / 0 [BAC]
41
LogoSerra, Bruno / 0 [AVLMTEN]
66

#6 Singles Match

12
Tyler Troche / 0 [BAC]
31
LogoSerra, Rafa / 0 [AVLMTEN]
66

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