Men's Tennis Prepares for Three Matches This Week

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis travels to East Tennessee State on Wednesday (Feb. 25) before hosting Kennesaw State on Friday (Feb. 27) North Carolina Central on Saturday (Feb. 28).

UNC Asheville (3-2) at East Tennessee State (7-3)

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 | 2 PM | Johnson City, Tenn.

About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the contest at 3-2 after a 5-2 loss at Wofford on Sunday (Feb. 22). The Bulldogs come into the week with a 20-7 combined singles record as well as a 10-5 doubles record. Jip Mens and Trevor Gray pace the Bulldogs in doubles play with four wins, while Griffin Lovern and Harrison Cooper have three wins as a doubles pair. Luke Ruecker and Leo Kolbe have two wins in doubles play, while Cian Ingles and Daniel Franco-Key also have one win as a doubles tandem. Frano-Key and Mens share the team lead in singles wins with four each, while Martin Fuks and Ingles each have three wins in singles play. Cooper and Gray have two wins each, while Kolbe and Ruecker each have one win in singles play.

About the Buccaneers - The Buccaneers come into the week at 7-3 in dual matches after a 6-1 win at Belmont back on Friday (Feb. 20). ETSU comes into the week with a 32-22 combined singles record as well as a 14-13 mark in doubles play. Oscar Martinez comes into the week at 7-0 in singles play, while Kai Cowcher has six wins and Arenui Luethi and Martin Vergara each have five wins in singles play. Carlos Gonzales has four wins in singles play, while Peter Kalocsai has three wins and Juan Listo and James Sim each have one win in singles play. The tandems of Sim/Listo and Vergara/Martinez each have five wins in doubles play, while the team of Luethi/Kalocsai also has two wins in doubles play. Cowcher/Vergara and Cowcher/Martinez each have one win in doubles play as a tandem.

Series History - This will be the sixth all-time matchup between Asheville and ETSU, with ETSU leading the all-time series 4-1. ETSU won last year's matchup 4-1 back on Feb. 26, 2025 in Johnson City.

UNC Asheville vs. Kennesaw State (5-3)

About the Owls - Kennesaw State comes into the matchup at 5-3 overall after a 4-2 win over Georgia Southern back on Feb. 21. Kennesaw State comes in with a 25-19 combined singles record as well as a 10-10 combined doubles record. Leon Peranovic and Nathan Walters each have six wins to lead the Owls in singles play, while Dominic Ducariu also has five wins in singles play. Xavi Ferrer has four wins in singles play, while Ben Hudson has three wins and Anthony Weingarten also has one win. Ducariu/Hudson and Peranovic/Walters each have three wins as a doubles pair, while four other doubles tandems each have one win in doubles play.

Series History - This will be the fourth all-time meeting between Asheville and Kennesaw State, with Kennesaw State winning the first three meetings in the series. The last matchup was played at Kennesaw State back on Mar. 1, 2025 with Kennesaw State winning 5-2.

UNC Asheville vs. North Carolina Central (3-4)

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 | 1 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Asheville School

About the Eagles - The Eagles come into the week at 3-4 overall after a 6-1 win over Davidson back on Sunday (Feb. 22). The Eagles have 17 wins in singles play, sa well as eight wins in doubles play on the season. Antoni Pankowski leads the way with five singles wins, while Rodrigo Alves and Santiago Pinna each have three wins in singles play. Naresh Bharathy and Kareem Abdul Hakim each have two wins in singles play, while Pol Puig Montiel and Loe Fortier-Gariepy each have one win in singles play. The tandem of Fortier-Gariepy/Puig Montiel leads the way with four doubles wins, while Bharathy and Pankwoski have three wins in doubles play. Abdul Hakim and Alves also have one win in doubles play.

Series History - This will be the 10^th all-time meeting between Asheville and North Carolina Central, with Asheville leading the all-time series 9-0. Asheville won the last matchup 6-1 back on Mar. 2, 2024 in Durham.

Men's Tennis Prepares for Three Matches This Week

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Players Mentioned

Harrison Cooper

Daniel Franco-Key

Martin Fuks

Trevor Gray

Cian Ingles

Leo Kolbe

Griffin Lovern

Jip Mens

Luke Ruecker

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