University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, April 20
Charlotte, NC (Marion Diehl Park)
12 pm
UNC Asheville
vs
Presbyterian
Men's Tennis Set for Big South Conference Championships
04.19.2024 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis is set for the Big South Conference Championships this weekend as the No. 2 seed in tournament play.
Tournament Central
Marion Diehl Park | Charlotte, N.C.
Semifinal vs. No. 3 Presbyterian | Saturday, Apr. 20 | 12 PM | Live Stats
Final TBD | Sunday, Apr. 21 | 12 PM | Live Stats
About Asheville - The Bulldogs enter the tournament at 14-7 overall and 3-1 in conference. Asheville boasts a combined 78-37 record in singles play including a 15-9 mark in conference, along with a combined 34-20 doubles record with an 8-0 mark in league. First Team All-Conference singles selection Freddy Murray leads the team with 15 wins in singles play, while Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jon Brann Reid has 14 wins in singles play and First Team All-Conference singles selection Sam Nicholson also has 12 wins in singles play. Bruno Serra has 11 singles wins on the season, while Rafa Serra also has 10 along with nine wins from Tarek Erlewein. Cian Ingles also added seven wins in singles play on the season. First Team All-Conference doubles pair Reid and Rafa Serra have 11 doubles wins on the season, while Second Team All-Conference doubles pair Murray and Nicholson also has nine wins on the season. Second Team All-Conference doubles pair Bruno Serra and Ingles have seven wins on the season, while three other doubles pairs have wins on the year for Asheville.
About No. 1 Gardner-Webb - Gardner-Webb comes into the tournament as the top seed and regular season champion at 19-3 overall and 4-0 in the Big South Conference, beating Asheville 4-3 back on Apr. 5. The Runnin' Bulldogs enter tournament play with a combined 89-34 singles record including a 13-5 mark in conference play, along with a 36-24 combined doubles record with a mark of 5-2 in league. Eduardo Dias leads the way with 19 singles wins, while Kim Niethammer also has 18 wins on the year in singles play. Numa Lemieux-Monette has 16 wins in singles play, while Alex Lepine has 12 wins. Seven others have also posted wins in singles play for Gardner-Webb. Chrisjan Van Wyjk and Dias lead the way in doubles play with 11 wins, while Lemieux-Monette and Jurie Turblanche also have 10 wins in doubles play. Nine other doubles tandems have picked up wins on the season.
About No. 3 Presbyterian - Presbyterian enters the match at 7-13 overall and 2-2 in the conference as the No. 3 seed, falling to Asheville 5-2 on Apr. 8. Presbyterian enters tournament play with a 43-72 combined singles record including a mark of 12-12 in conference, along with a 20-28 combined doubles record including a 4-4 mark in conference. Pedro Cardoso and David Malimat lead the way in singles play with 10 wins each, while three others each have seven wins and another two each have one win. Javier Matos and Denim Yadav lead the way in doubles play with six wins, while Cardoso and Evgenios Vasilakis also have five wins. Five other doubles tandems have posted wins on the season for Presbyterian.
About No. 4 Longwood - Longwood enters tournament play as the No. 4 seed at 8-7 overall and 1-3 in league play, falling to Asheville back on Mar. 16 by a score of 5-2. Longwood owns a 42-44 combined singles record including a mark of 9-15 in conference, along with a 15-24 combined doubles record to include a 2-7 mark in conference. Alejandro Uribe leads the way with 10 wins in singles play, while Petar Belosevic, Luis Reis and Timeo Puech each have seven wins on the season. Three other Lancers have wins in singles play on the season. Two doubles tandems each have four wins on the season, while two other pairs have three wins apiece on the season.
Tournament Central
Marion Diehl Park | Charlotte, N.C.
Semifinal vs. No. 3 Presbyterian | Saturday, Apr. 20 | 12 PM | Live Stats
Final TBD | Sunday, Apr. 21 | 12 PM | Live Stats
About Asheville - The Bulldogs enter the tournament at 14-7 overall and 3-1 in conference. Asheville boasts a combined 78-37 record in singles play including a 15-9 mark in conference, along with a combined 34-20 doubles record with an 8-0 mark in league. First Team All-Conference singles selection Freddy Murray leads the team with 15 wins in singles play, while Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jon Brann Reid has 14 wins in singles play and First Team All-Conference singles selection Sam Nicholson also has 12 wins in singles play. Bruno Serra has 11 singles wins on the season, while Rafa Serra also has 10 along with nine wins from Tarek Erlewein. Cian Ingles also added seven wins in singles play on the season. First Team All-Conference doubles pair Reid and Rafa Serra have 11 doubles wins on the season, while Second Team All-Conference doubles pair Murray and Nicholson also has nine wins on the season. Second Team All-Conference doubles pair Bruno Serra and Ingles have seven wins on the season, while three other doubles pairs have wins on the year for Asheville.
About No. 1 Gardner-Webb - Gardner-Webb comes into the tournament as the top seed and regular season champion at 19-3 overall and 4-0 in the Big South Conference, beating Asheville 4-3 back on Apr. 5. The Runnin' Bulldogs enter tournament play with a combined 89-34 singles record including a 13-5 mark in conference play, along with a 36-24 combined doubles record with a mark of 5-2 in league. Eduardo Dias leads the way with 19 singles wins, while Kim Niethammer also has 18 wins on the year in singles play. Numa Lemieux-Monette has 16 wins in singles play, while Alex Lepine has 12 wins. Seven others have also posted wins in singles play for Gardner-Webb. Chrisjan Van Wyjk and Dias lead the way in doubles play with 11 wins, while Lemieux-Monette and Jurie Turblanche also have 10 wins in doubles play. Nine other doubles tandems have picked up wins on the season.
About No. 3 Presbyterian - Presbyterian enters the match at 7-13 overall and 2-2 in the conference as the No. 3 seed, falling to Asheville 5-2 on Apr. 8. Presbyterian enters tournament play with a 43-72 combined singles record including a mark of 12-12 in conference, along with a 20-28 combined doubles record including a 4-4 mark in conference. Pedro Cardoso and David Malimat lead the way in singles play with 10 wins each, while three others each have seven wins and another two each have one win. Javier Matos and Denim Yadav lead the way in doubles play with six wins, while Cardoso and Evgenios Vasilakis also have five wins. Five other doubles tandems have posted wins on the season for Presbyterian.
About No. 4 Longwood - Longwood enters tournament play as the No. 4 seed at 8-7 overall and 1-3 in league play, falling to Asheville back on Mar. 16 by a score of 5-2. Longwood owns a 42-44 combined singles record including a mark of 9-15 in conference, along with a 15-24 combined doubles record to include a 2-7 mark in conference. Alejandro Uribe leads the way with 10 wins in singles play, while Petar Belosevic, Luis Reis and Timeo Puech each have seven wins on the season. Three other Lancers have wins in singles play on the season. Two doubles tandems each have four wins on the season, while two other pairs have three wins apiece on the season.
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