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Henry Patten '19 Advances to the Quarterfinals at the Australian Open
01.20.2025 | Men's Tennis
 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis alum Henry Patten '19 has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open in both men's doubles and mixed doubles.
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The No. 6 seed in men's doubles, Patten is yet again teamed up with Harri Heliövaara of Finland as the duo takes on the quarterfinal match tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 21) against No. 15 Hugo Nys (Monaco)/Eduard Roger-Vasselin (France). In the first round of the tournament, they dispatched Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli (India)/Ryan Seggerman (USA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 before taking down the native Australian duo of Matthew Christopher Romios and Marc Polmans. In yesterday's third round, the duo defeated Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to claim their spot in the quarterfinals.
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In mixed doubles, Patten yet again teamed up with fellow Brit Olivia Nicholls. The duo beat Maximo Gonzalez (Argentina) and Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) in the first round 6-4, 6-0 before going on to upset the No. 1 mixed doubles team in the world in the second round. The pair upset Andrea Vavasorri and Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-4 in the massive upset to claim their spot in tonight's quarterfinal. In the quarterfinal they will face Irina Khromacheva (Russia)/Jackson Withrow (USA).
A 2019 graduate of UNC Asheville, Patten was an Intercollegiate Tennis Association ITA) All-American in doubles and a three-time Big South Conference Player of the Year. He was a four-time Big South Conference First Team All-Conference selection in singles play, and a three-time First Team All-Conference selection in doubles play. He was a seven-time Player of the Week selection, and a two-time Freshman of the Week selection. Patten also made an appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division I national tournament for both singles and doubles. Patten was also an ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2019. He and Olli Nolan also won an Oracle ITA Fall National Championship in 2018.
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The quarterfinals will be televised tonight after 11:00 p.m. on ESPN2.
If you're interested in more information on our ALL IN Capital Campaign and/or supporting the efforts to bring a tennis facility back to campus, please click here or contact AD Janet Cone at jcone@unca.edu.
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The No. 6 seed in men's doubles, Patten is yet again teamed up with Harri Heliövaara of Finland as the duo takes on the quarterfinal match tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 21) against No. 15 Hugo Nys (Monaco)/Eduard Roger-Vasselin (France). In the first round of the tournament, they dispatched Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli (India)/Ryan Seggerman (USA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 before taking down the native Australian duo of Matthew Christopher Romios and Marc Polmans. In yesterday's third round, the duo defeated Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to claim their spot in the quarterfinals.
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In mixed doubles, Patten yet again teamed up with fellow Brit Olivia Nicholls. The duo beat Maximo Gonzalez (Argentina) and Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) in the first round 6-4, 6-0 before going on to upset the No. 1 mixed doubles team in the world in the second round. The pair upset Andrea Vavasorri and Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-4 in the massive upset to claim their spot in tonight's quarterfinal. In the quarterfinal they will face Irina Khromacheva (Russia)/Jackson Withrow (USA).
A 2019 graduate of UNC Asheville, Patten was an Intercollegiate Tennis Association ITA) All-American in doubles and a three-time Big South Conference Player of the Year. He was a four-time Big South Conference First Team All-Conference selection in singles play, and a three-time First Team All-Conference selection in doubles play. He was a seven-time Player of the Week selection, and a two-time Freshman of the Week selection. Patten also made an appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division I national tournament for both singles and doubles. Patten was also an ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2019. He and Olli Nolan also won an Oracle ITA Fall National Championship in 2018.
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The quarterfinals will be televised tonight after 11:00 p.m. on ESPN2.
If you're interested in more information on our ALL IN Capital Campaign and/or supporting the efforts to bring a tennis facility back to campus, please click here or contact AD Janet Cone at jcone@unca.edu.
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