University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 8
Asheville, NC
2 pm
UNC Asheville
5
vs
2
Tennessee Tech
Bulldogs Take Down Tennessee Tech for Saturday Win
02.08.2025 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis took down Tennessee Tech 5-2 for a Saturday (Feb. 8) win at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.
Asheville captured two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point, before winning four out of six singles matches for their fourth straight win.
After a Tennessee Tech win at No. 2 doubles, Griffin Lovern and Tarek Erlewein teamed up for a 6-4 win at No. 1 over Oliver Dao and Lucas Bitzer to tie up doubles play. Trevor Gray and Sai Gandepalli clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 (7-3) win over Arek Kuczynski and Lukas Krause at No. 3 doubles. Murray picked up a 6-3, 6-3 win over Alex Alvarez at No. 1, before a Tennessee Tech win put the Golden Eagles ahead 2-1. Lovern rallied from a 6-0 first set down to win 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 6 over Elia Lauper, before Erlewein clinched the match at No. 2 with a 3-6, 7-6 (4-0), 6-2 win over Dao at No. 2. Olle Sonesson Lidholt closed things out with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 win over Bitzer at No. 4.
Doubles competition
1. Griffin Lovern/Tarek Erlewein (Asheville) def. DAO, Oliver/BITZER, Lucas (TTU) 6-4
2. ALVAREZ, Alex/BURCKHARDT, Murilo (TTU) def. Freddy Murray/O. Sonesson Lidholt (Asheville) 6-4
3. Trevor Gray/Sai Gandepalli (Asheville) def. KUCZYNSKI, Darek/KRAUSE, Lukas (TTU) 7-6 (7-3)
Singles competition
1. Freddy Murray (Asheville) def. ALVAREZ, Alex (TTU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Tarek Erlewein (Asheville) def. DAO, Oliver (TTU) 3-6, 7-6 (4-0), 6-2
3. BURCKHARDT, Murilo (TTU) def. Sai Gandepalli (Asheville) 7-6 (3-0), 4-6, 6-3
4. O. Sonesson Lidholt (Asheville) def. BITZER, Lucas (TTU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
5. KUCZYNSKI, Darek (TTU) def. Trevor Gray (Asheville) 6-3, 6-0
6. Griffin Lovern (Asheville) def. LAUPER, Elia (TTU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
The Bulldogs (4-0) return to the court tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 9) traveling to Clemson in non-conference action. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. from the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility, with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
Asheville captured two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point, before winning four out of six singles matches for their fourth straight win.
After a Tennessee Tech win at No. 2 doubles, Griffin Lovern and Tarek Erlewein teamed up for a 6-4 win at No. 1 over Oliver Dao and Lucas Bitzer to tie up doubles play. Trevor Gray and Sai Gandepalli clinched the doubles point with a 7-6 (7-3) win over Arek Kuczynski and Lukas Krause at No. 3 doubles. Murray picked up a 6-3, 6-3 win over Alex Alvarez at No. 1, before a Tennessee Tech win put the Golden Eagles ahead 2-1. Lovern rallied from a 6-0 first set down to win 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 6 over Elia Lauper, before Erlewein clinched the match at No. 2 with a 3-6, 7-6 (4-0), 6-2 win over Dao at No. 2. Olle Sonesson Lidholt closed things out with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 win over Bitzer at No. 4.
Doubles competition
1. Griffin Lovern/Tarek Erlewein (Asheville) def. DAO, Oliver/BITZER, Lucas (TTU) 6-4
2. ALVAREZ, Alex/BURCKHARDT, Murilo (TTU) def. Freddy Murray/O. Sonesson Lidholt (Asheville) 6-4
3. Trevor Gray/Sai Gandepalli (Asheville) def. KUCZYNSKI, Darek/KRAUSE, Lukas (TTU) 7-6 (7-3)
Singles competition
1. Freddy Murray (Asheville) def. ALVAREZ, Alex (TTU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Tarek Erlewein (Asheville) def. DAO, Oliver (TTU) 3-6, 7-6 (4-0), 6-2
3. BURCKHARDT, Murilo (TTU) def. Sai Gandepalli (Asheville) 7-6 (3-0), 4-6, 6-3
4. O. Sonesson Lidholt (Asheville) def. BITZER, Lucas (TTU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
5. KUCZYNSKI, Darek (TTU) def. Trevor Gray (Asheville) 6-3, 6-0
6. Griffin Lovern (Asheville) def. LAUPER, Elia (TTU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
The Bulldogs (4-0) return to the court tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 9) traveling to Clemson in non-conference action. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. from the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility, with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
ALVAREZ, Alex / 0 [TTU]
33
66
#2 Singles Match
123
DAO, Oliver / 0 [TTU]
662
376
#3 Singles Match
123
BURCKHARDT, Murilo / 0 [TTU]
746
663
#4 Singles Match
123
BITZER, Lucas / 0 [TTU]
475
657
#5 Singles Match
12
KUCZYNSKI, Darek / 0 [TTU]
66
30
#6 Singles Match
123
LAUPER, Elia / 0 [TTU]
644
066
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