Men's Tennis Hosts Three Non-Conference Matches This Week

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis hosts three non-conference matches this week with Wofford on Wednesday (Mar. 19), Elon on Friday (Mar. 21) and Charlotte on Sunday (Mar. 23) at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.

About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 8-4 after a 5-2 win at The Citadel last Wednesday (Mar. 12). Asheville comes in with a combined singles record of 39-28 and a combined doubles record of 16-12. Freddy Murray paces the Bulldogs with 10 wins in singles play, while Tarek Erlewein has seven and Cian Ingles and Olle Sonesson Lidholt each have five wins. Trevor Gray has four wins in singles play, while Sai Gandepalli also has three wins. Griffin Lovern and Luke Ruecker each have two wins in singles play, while Alex English also has one. Erlewein and Lovern lead the way in doubles play with four wins, while Murray/Lidholt and Gandepalli/Gray each have three wins in doubles play. Lovern and Gandepalli also have two wins in doubles play, while four other doubles pairs each have one win.

About Wofford - Wofford comes into the match at 4-8 overall after a 5-2 loss at UNCG on Monday (Mar. 17). Wofford has a combined 20-46 singles record as well as a combined 14-14 doubles record on the season. Daniel Clivio leads the way in singles play with five wins, while Robbie Young has four wins and Jack Burdell, Jack Deveney and Ian Rasheed each have three wins in singles play. Hugo Rask also has two wins in singles play. Deveney/Young leads the way with seven wins in doubles play, while Rask/Rasheed has four wins and Clivio/Burdell also have three wins in doubles play.
Series History - This will be the 13^th all-time matchup between Asheville and Wofford, with the series tied 6-6. Asheville has won the last two matches in the series, with the last dual win coming on Feb. 8, 2024 in Spartanburg by a score of 4-2.

About Elon - Elon comes into the week at 4-6 overall after a 5-2 win over Gardner-Webb on Monday (Mar. 17). Elon has a combined 22-32 singles record as well as a combined 9-16 doubles record on the season. Rafael Ymer leads the way in singles play with six wins, while Jack Curtis has five wins and Veljko Krstic, Oskar Antinheimo and Juan Sengariz also have three wins apiece. Charles Pilet also has two wins in singles play. Antinheimo/Krstic and Curtis/Ymer each have four wins in doubles play, while Pilet/Sengariz also have one win in doubles play.

Series History - This will be the fourth all-time meeting between Asheville and Elon, with Elon leading the all-time series 3-0 including a 6-1 win last season on Feb. 18, 2024.

About Charlotte - Charlotte enters the week at 7-7 overall and 0-3 in the American Athletic Conference, taking on UAB on Friday (Mar. 21) before coming to Asheville. Charlotte has a 102-82 combined singles record on the season, along with a combined 42-41 doubles record. Frederic Scholssmann leads the way with 16 wins on the season, while Brett Gloria and Matias Iturbe each have 15 wins on the season and Ivan Dreycopp and Vasco Prata each have 13 wins. Danny Yassine has 12 wins, while Arsene Pougault has nine along with Peter Glenn's five and Lance Cochran's four. Iturbe and Prata lead the way in doubles play with 19 wins, while three doubles pairs have three wins each, another five doubles pairs have two wins each and another three have one win each.

Series History - This will be the ninth all-time matchup between Asheville and Charlotte, with Charlotte leading the all-time series 7-1. Charlotte won the last matchup in the series with a 5-2 win back on Jan. 21, 2024.

Men's Tennis Hosts Three Non-Conference Matches This Week

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Players Mentioned

Alex English

Tarek Erlewein

Sai Gandepalli

Trevor Gray

Cian Ingles

Griffin Lovern

Freddy Murray

Luke Ruecker

Olle Sonesson Lidholt

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