Men's Tennis Set for Three Matches This Week

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis is set for three matches this week, with two at home and one on the road.

UNC Asheville (8-4) vs. North Carolina A&T (9-4)

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Enka High School

About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 8-4 overall after a 4-2 win over Marquette back on Mar. 12. The Bulldogs are 37-26 combined in singles play, along with a 20-11 combined mark in doubles play. Griffin Lovern and Harrison Cooper lead the way in doubles play with seven wins, while Jip Mens and Trevor Gray have five wins in doubles play. Mens and Cian Ingles have three wins in doubles play, while Daniel Franco-Key and Leo Kolbe and Kolbe/Luke Ruecker also have two wins as a doubles team. Ingles and Franco-Key also have one win as a doubles team. Franco-Key and Mens each have eight wins in singles play, while Ingles has six wins and Martin Fuks and Cooper each have five wins. Gray has three wins in singles play, while Kolbe and Ruecker each have one win in singles play.

About the Aggies - North Carolina A&T comes into the match at 9-4 overall after a 4-0 loss at Georgia back on Sunday (Mar. 15).

Series History - This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Asheville and N.C. A&T, with Asheville leading the series 3-1. A&T won the last meeting in Asheville 4-3 back on Mar. 23, 2023.

UNC Asheville at Queens (N.C.) (0-8)

Friday, Mar. 20, 2026 | 1 PM | Charlotte, N.C.

About the Royals - Queens (N.C.) comes into the matchup at 0-8 overall after a 4-0 loss to Coastal Carolina back on Mar. 7. Queens has 44 combined wins in singles play, while also picking up 21 wins in doubles play. Laurenz Blickwede and Win Steveker each have 13 wins in singles play, while Jan Montero Diaz has six wins and Gavin Ryan has four wins. Luke Coppage has three wins in singles play, while Lukas Gosselin and Filippo Scala each have two wins while Jake Grimes also has one win. The tandem of Ryan and Blickwede leads the way with seven wins in doubles play, while Gosselin/Coppage and Montero Diaz/Steveker each have four wins. Montero Diaz/Gosselin have three wins in doubles play, while Coppage/Steveker also have two wins in doubles play.

Series History - This will be only the second all-time meeting between Asheville and Queens (N.C.), with Asheville winning the only prior meeting 6-1 back on Mar. 7, 2025.

UNC Asheville vs. Longwood (5-4, 0-1 Big South)

Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026 | 1 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Asheville School

About the Lancers - Longwood comes into the matchup at 5-4 overall and 0-1 in the Big South after a 6-1 win at Norfolk State back on Tuesday (Mar. 17). Longwood has 101 wins in singles play on the season, while also picking up 38 wins in doubles play. Alejandro Uribe leads the way with 18 wins in singles play, while Daniel Lopez, Daniel Borisov and Timeo Puech each have 15 wins on the season. Rufus Plane has 13 wins in singles play, while Petter Lindquist has 11 wins and Ninad Raut has six wins. Marko Mrdak has five wins in singles play, while Gary Huang has two wins and Ryan Foster has one win. Lopez and Uribe lead the team with 15 wins in doubles play, while Brosiov and Puech also have 10 wins in doubles play. Seven other doubles tandems have at least one win in doubles play.

Series History - This will be the 18^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Asheville leading the all-time series 15-2 and on an eight-match winning streak in the series. The last meeting came in the Big South Conference semifinals back on Apr. 17, 2025 with Asheville winning 4-1.

Men's Tennis Set 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

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