Men's Tennis Competes at Davidson Invitational

DAVIDSON, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis competed at the Davidson Invitational over the weekend (Sept. 26-28) to open their Fall 2025 season.

"It was a tough weekend but there are a lot of positives to take from it," said head coach Dustin Hale. "We split doubles going 4-4 with teams we just put together this past week. Sai made the finals of his draw, and freshman Dan and sophomore Trevor won two out the their three singles matches. Jip also got his first win as a Bulldog and Luke and Griffin each had a solid singles win. There are definitely some things to work on and be back out there next weekend at Queens."

A full list of matches involving UNC Asheville is below:

Singles
Jip Mens def. Jack Deveney (Wofford) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
Sai Gandepalli def. Alex Morris (Queens) 6-3, 1-6, 11-9
Daniel Franco-Key def. Diego Jimenez (Queens) 6-4, 6-1
Trevor Gray def. Tanner Cooley (Queens) 6-4, 6-2
Jacob Raider (Wofford) def. Leo Kolbe 6-2, 6-1
Luke Ruecker def. Lars Frafjord (UNCG) 5-7, 6-2, 10-2
Griffin Lovern def. Billy Mac Clement (GWU) 6-3, 6-4
Timeo Puech (Longwood) def. Jip Mens 6-4, 6-4
Sai Gandepalli def. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
Nikhil Mukherjee (Davidson) def. Cian Ingles 6-4, 6-1
Valdemar Dubin (Wofford) def. Daniel Franco-Key 4-6, 6-2, 10-4
Alejandro Uribe (Longwood) def. Trevor Gray 6-0, 6-1
Mark Agafanov (Queens) def. Luke Ruecker 6-4, 7-6
Hugo Rask (Wofford) def. Griffin Lovern 6-1, 6-4
Alexandre Bergeron (Gardner-Webb) def. Jip Mens 6-0, 6-3
John Gabelic (UNCG) def. Sai Gandepalli 6-4, 6-2
Noe Villen (Queens) def. Cian Ingles 7-5, 6-1
Daniel Franco-Key def. Gavin Ryan (Queens) 3-6, 6-1, 10-4
Trevor Gray def. Hector Nissen (UNCG) 3-6, 6-2, 10-2
Jacob Raider (Wofford) def. Luke Ruecker 6-2, 2-0 (retired)
Hamilton Huitt (Queens) def. Griffin Lovern 7-6, 6-0

Doubles
Cowan/Mukherjee (Davidson) def. Griffin Lovern/Sai Gandepalli 7-6 (9)
Deveney/Marienchek (Wofford) def. Cian Ingles/Daniel Franco-Key 6-3
Trevor Gray/Jip Mens def. Ryan/Agafanov (Queens) 7-5
Leo Kolbe/Luke Ruecker def. Cole/Hernandez (Davidson) 6-2
Khrystyuk/Moskowitz (UNCG) def. Griffin Lovern/Sai Gandepalli 6-4
Cian Ingles/Daniel Franco-Key def. Jimenez/Montero Diaz (Queens) 6-4
Trevor Gray/Jip Mens def. Rask/Raider (Wofford) 6-3
Huitt/Cooley (Queens) def. Leo Kolbe/Luke Ruecker 6-2

The Bulldogs return to action Oct. 3-5 at the Queens (N.C.) Hidden Duals.

Men's Tennis Competes at Davidson Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Franco-Key

Sai Gandepalli

Trevor Gray

Cian Ingles

Leo Kolbe

Griffin Lovern

Jip Mens

Luke Ruecker