University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Thursday, April 17
Lexington, SC (Lexington County Tennis Complex)
2 pm
UNC Asheville
4
vs
1
Longwood
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND! Bulldogs Punch Ticket to Big South Championship Match with 4-1 Win over Longwood
04.17.2025 | Men's Tennis
LEXINGTON, S.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis is headed back to the Big South Conference Championship match after a 4-1 win over Longwood on Thursday (Apr. 17). This is the first time in the program's Division I history that Asheville has gone to back-to-back Big South Conference championship matches.
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Asheville won two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point, before taking three singles matches to secure the ticket to the final.
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Tarek Erlewein and Olle Sonesson Lidholt beat Petar Belosevic and Petter Lindquist 6-4 at No. 2 doubles, before Sai Gandepalli and Griffin Lovern beat Marko Mrdak and Alejandro Uribe 6-3 to clinch the doubles point.
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Cian Ingles put Asheville up with a win by retirement, before Erlewein picked up a win by retirement at No. 2. Sai Gandepalli clinched the match with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Uribe at No. 4.
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Doubles competition
1. Maur Gonzalez Paiva/Timeo Puech (LWU) def. Cian Ingles/Freddy Murray (AVL) 6-0
2. Tarek Erlewein/Ol Sonesson Lidholt (AVL) def. Petar Belosevic/Petter Lindquist (LWU) 6-4
3. Sai Gandepalli/Griffin Lovern (AVL) def. Marko Mrdak/Alejandro Uribe (LWU) 6-3
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Singles competition
1. Timeo Puech (LWU) def. Freddy Murray (AVL) 6-2, 6-1
2. Tarek Erlewein (AVL) def. Petar Belosevic (LWU) 6-3, retired
3. Olle Sonesson Lidholt (AVL) vs. Maur Gonzalez Paiva (LWU) 4-6, 4-6, unfinished
4. Sai Gandepalli (AVL) def. Alejandro Uribe (LWU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Cian Ingles (AVL) def. Marko Mrdak (LWU) 6-1, retired
6. Trevor Gray (AVL) vs. Petter Lindquist (LWU) 6-4, 5-7, 0-1, unfinished
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The Bulldogs (12-8) return to action for the championship tomorrow (Friday, Apr. 18) to face No. 1 Gardner-Webb. First serve is set for 3:00 p.m. from the Lexington County Tennis Center in Lexington, S.C. with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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Asheville won two of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point, before taking three singles matches to secure the ticket to the final.
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Tarek Erlewein and Olle Sonesson Lidholt beat Petar Belosevic and Petter Lindquist 6-4 at No. 2 doubles, before Sai Gandepalli and Griffin Lovern beat Marko Mrdak and Alejandro Uribe 6-3 to clinch the doubles point.
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Cian Ingles put Asheville up with a win by retirement, before Erlewein picked up a win by retirement at No. 2. Sai Gandepalli clinched the match with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Uribe at No. 4.
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Doubles competition
1. Maur Gonzalez Paiva/Timeo Puech (LWU) def. Cian Ingles/Freddy Murray (AVL) 6-0
2. Tarek Erlewein/Ol Sonesson Lidholt (AVL) def. Petar Belosevic/Petter Lindquist (LWU) 6-4
3. Sai Gandepalli/Griffin Lovern (AVL) def. Marko Mrdak/Alejandro Uribe (LWU) 6-3
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Singles competition
1. Timeo Puech (LWU) def. Freddy Murray (AVL) 6-2, 6-1
2. Tarek Erlewein (AVL) def. Petar Belosevic (LWU) 6-3, retired
3. Olle Sonesson Lidholt (AVL) vs. Maur Gonzalez Paiva (LWU) 4-6, 4-6, unfinished
4. Sai Gandepalli (AVL) def. Alejandro Uribe (LWU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Cian Ingles (AVL) def. Marko Mrdak (LWU) 6-1, retired
6. Trevor Gray (AVL) vs. Petter Lindquist (LWU) 6-4, 5-7, 0-1, unfinished
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The Bulldogs (12-8) return to action for the championship tomorrow (Friday, Apr. 18) to face No. 1 Gardner-Webb. First serve is set for 3:00 p.m. from the Lexington County Tennis Center in Lexington, S.C. with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Timeo Puech / 0 [LWU]
66
21
#2 Singles Match
12
Petar Belosevic / 0 [LWU]
31
6WR
#3 Singles Match
123
Maur Gonzalez Paiva / 0 [LWU]
66UF
44UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Alejandro Uribe / 0 [LWU]
35
67
#5 Singles Match
12
Marko Mrdak / 0 [LWU]
10
6WR
#6 Singles Match
1234
Petter Lindquist / 0 [LWU]
471UF
650UF
Order of Finish:
5,1,2,4
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