University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men's Tennis Takes on Longwood in Big South Conference Championship Semifinal on Thursday
04.16.2025 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis takes on Longwood in the Big South Conference Championship semifinals on Thursday (Apr. 17). First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. from the Lexington County Tennis Complex in Lexington, S.C.
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No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 3 Longwood
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Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Lexington, S.C. | Lexington County Tennis Complex
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Live Stats
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About Asheville - Asheville comes into the match as the No. 2 seed at 11-8 overall and 2-1 in the Big South Conference after a 5-2 win over Longwood on Sunday (Apr. 13). Asheville is a combined 55-51 in singles, while also being 23-22 combined in doubles play. Tarek Erlewein and Freddy Murray each have 11 wins in singles play, while Cian Ingles and Olle Sonesson Lidholt each have eight wins and Sai Gandepalli and Trevor Gray each have six wins. Griffin Lovern and Luke Ruecker each have two wins in singles play, while Alex English also has one win. Lovern and Gandepalli lead the way in doubles play with five wins, while Lovern and Erlewein also have four wins as a doubles team. Ingles/Murray, Murray/Lidholt and Gandepalli/Gray each have three wins in doubles play, while Erlewein/Lidholt also have two wins in doubles play. Three other doubles pairs each have one win.  Â
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About Longwood - Longwood comes into the match as the No. 3 seed at 7-10 overall and 1-2 in the Big South Conference after a 5-2 loss to UNC Asheville on Sunday (Apr. 13). Longwood enters the week with a combined 84-96 singles record as well as a combined 32-51 doubles record. Timeo Puech leads the way with 20 singles wins, while Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva has 15 wins and Petter Lindquist has 13 wins. Petar Belosevic has 11 wins, while Alejandro Urive and Marko Mrdak each have nine wins. Ian Perl has three wins, while Gary Huang and Ryan Foster each have two wins. Paiva/Puech lead the way in doubles play with 11 wins, while Mrdak/Uribe and Mrdak/Puech each have four wins in doubles play. Belosevic/Paiva have three wins in doubles play, while four other doubles pairs have two wins each and another two have one win each.
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Series History - This will be the 17th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood with Asheville leading the all-time series 14-2. Asheville has won the last seven matches in the series. Asheville is also 3-0 all-time against Longwood in the Big South Conference Championship.
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No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 3 Longwood
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Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Lexington, S.C. | Lexington County Tennis Complex
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Live Stats
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About Asheville - Asheville comes into the match as the No. 2 seed at 11-8 overall and 2-1 in the Big South Conference after a 5-2 win over Longwood on Sunday (Apr. 13). Asheville is a combined 55-51 in singles, while also being 23-22 combined in doubles play. Tarek Erlewein and Freddy Murray each have 11 wins in singles play, while Cian Ingles and Olle Sonesson Lidholt each have eight wins and Sai Gandepalli and Trevor Gray each have six wins. Griffin Lovern and Luke Ruecker each have two wins in singles play, while Alex English also has one win. Lovern and Gandepalli lead the way in doubles play with five wins, while Lovern and Erlewein also have four wins as a doubles team. Ingles/Murray, Murray/Lidholt and Gandepalli/Gray each have three wins in doubles play, while Erlewein/Lidholt also have two wins in doubles play. Three other doubles pairs each have one win.  Â
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About Longwood - Longwood comes into the match as the No. 3 seed at 7-10 overall and 1-2 in the Big South Conference after a 5-2 loss to UNC Asheville on Sunday (Apr. 13). Longwood enters the week with a combined 84-96 singles record as well as a combined 32-51 doubles record. Timeo Puech leads the way with 20 singles wins, while Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva has 15 wins and Petter Lindquist has 13 wins. Petar Belosevic has 11 wins, while Alejandro Urive and Marko Mrdak each have nine wins. Ian Perl has three wins, while Gary Huang and Ryan Foster each have two wins. Paiva/Puech lead the way in doubles play with 11 wins, while Mrdak/Uribe and Mrdak/Puech each have four wins in doubles play. Belosevic/Paiva have three wins in doubles play, while four other doubles pairs have two wins each and another two have one win each.
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Series History - This will be the 17th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood with Asheville leading the all-time series 14-2. Asheville has won the last seven matches in the series. Asheville is also 3-0 all-time against Longwood in the Big South Conference Championship.
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