University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Men's Tennis Drops Conference Opener to Longwood on Saturday
03.21.2026 | Men's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis dropped its Big South Conference opener to visiting Longwood by a score of 5-2.
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Longwood won two out of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point, while winning four out of six singles matches to take the win.
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Danile Franco-Key picked up a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 10-7 win at No. 3 over Rufus Plane, while Harrison Cooper beat Petter Lindquist 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5 for Asheville's wins in the match.
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Doubles competition
1. PUECH,Timeo/BORISOV,Daniel (LU) def. Griffin Lovern/Harrison Cooper (AVL) 6-3
2. Jip Mens/Cian Ingles (AVL) vs. PLANE,Rufus/RAUT,Ninad (LU) 3-5, unfinished
3. LOPEZ,Daniel/URIBE,Alejandro (LU) def. Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key (AVL) 6-3
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Singles competition
1. PUECH,Timeo (LU) def. Jip Mens (AVLMTEN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
2. BORISOV,Daniel (LU) def. Cian Ingles (AVLMTEN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Daniel Franco-Key (AVLMTEN) def. PLANE,Rufus (LU) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 10-7
4. LOPEZ,Daniel (LU) def. Trevor Gray (AVLMTEN) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3
5. Harrison Cooper (AVLMTEN) def. LINDQUIST,Petter (LU) 6-4, 7-5
6. URIBE,Alejandro (LU) def. Martin Fuks (AVLMTEN) 6-1, 6-2
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The Bulldogs (10-5, 0-1 Big South) return to action on Friday (Mar. 27) at James Madison. First serve is set for 10:00 a.m. from Harrisonburg, Va. with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com. Â
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Longwood won two out of three doubles matches to secure the doubles point, while winning four out of six singles matches to take the win.
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Danile Franco-Key picked up a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 10-7 win at No. 3 over Rufus Plane, while Harrison Cooper beat Petter Lindquist 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5 for Asheville's wins in the match.
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Doubles competition
1. PUECH,Timeo/BORISOV,Daniel (LU) def. Griffin Lovern/Harrison Cooper (AVL) 6-3
2. Jip Mens/Cian Ingles (AVL) vs. PLANE,Rufus/RAUT,Ninad (LU) 3-5, unfinished
3. LOPEZ,Daniel/URIBE,Alejandro (LU) def. Leo Kolbe/Daniel Franco-Key (AVL) 6-3
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Singles competition
1. PUECH,Timeo (LU) def. Jip Mens (AVLMTEN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
2. BORISOV,Daniel (LU) def. Cian Ingles (AVLMTEN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Daniel Franco-Key (AVLMTEN) def. PLANE,Rufus (LU) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 10-7
4. LOPEZ,Daniel (LU) def. Trevor Gray (AVLMTEN) 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3
5. Harrison Cooper (AVLMTEN) def. LINDQUIST,Petter (LU) 6-4, 7-5
6. URIBE,Alejandro (LU) def. Martin Fuks (AVLMTEN) 6-1, 6-2
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The Bulldogs (10-5, 0-1 Big South) return to action on Friday (Mar. 27) at James Madison. First serve is set for 10:00 a.m. from Harrisonburg, Va. with live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com. Â
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
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