Men's Tennis Set for Big South Conference Championships

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Men's Tennis is set for the Big South Conference Championships later this week (Apr. 16-18). The Bulldogs enter tournament play as the No. 5 seed.

Tournament Central

No. 5 UNC Asheville (11-9, 0-3 Big South) vs. No. 4 Presbyterian (10-9, 1-2 Big South)

Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026 | 2 PM | Lexington, S.C. | Lexington County Tennis Complex

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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the tournament as the No. 5 seed at 11-9 overall and 0-3 in the Big South. Asheville has 56 singles wins on the season, to go along with a 28-22 mark in doubles play on the season. Daniel Franco-Key and Jip Mens each lead the way with 11 singles wins, while Harrison Cooper has 10 singles wins and Cian Ingles has nine. Martin Fuks has eight wins in singles play, while Trevor Gray also has five. Leo Kolbe also has one win in singles play. Cooper and Griffin Lovern have teamed up for 10 wins in doubles play, while Mens and Ingles have six wins as a tandem and Mens and Gray also have five wins together. Franco-Key and Kolbe have four wins in doubles play, while Ingles and Franco-Key also have one win.

About the Blue Hose - Presbyterian enters tournament play as the No. 4 seed at 10-9 and 1-2 in the Big South.

Series History - This will be the 24^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Presbyterian, with PC leading the all-time series 14-9. This will be the seventh all-time postseason meeting between the two opponents, with PC winning five of six meetings in the postseason. PC bested Asheville 6-1 back on Apr. 11 in Clinton.

About No. 1 Gardner-Webb - Gardner-Webb comes into the tournament as the four-time defending Regular Season Champion and top seed, with a record of 13-5 and 3-0 in conference. Noah Zeiger is tied for third in the conference with 12 wins in singles play, while Johan Van Wijk also has 12 wins on the season in singles play. Graham Bourne and Van Wijk lead the team with five doubles wins as a pair.

About No. 2 NJIT - New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) comes into the tournament as the No. 2 seed at 14.-2 overall. Yerassyl Bakhtiyar leads the conference with 13 singles wins, while Riccardo Campagnola also has 11 wins on the season in singles play. Four NJIT doubles teams are in the top 10 in doubles wins in the conference

About No. 3 Longwood - Longwood comes into the tournament at No. 3 at 11-5 overall and 2-1 in the Big South Conference. Longwood has totaled 127 wins in singles play, along with 49 wins in doubles play. Alejandro Uribe leads the way with 23 wins, while Timeo Puech has 20 wins on the season while Daniel Lopez also has 18 wins. Daniel Borisove has 17 wins on the season, while Rufus Plane has 16 wins and Petter Lindquist also has 14 wins. Ninad Raut and Marko Mrdak each have seven wins, while Gary Huang has three wins and Ryan Foster has two wins. Uribe and Lopez have 20 wins in doubles play, while Puech and Borisov have 13 wins. Two other doubles pairs have three wins each, while three other doubles tandems each have two wins and another five pairs each have one win.

About No. 6 Bryant - Bryant comes into the tournament as the No. 6 seed at 4-15 overall on the season. Miguel Angel Machado leads the team with 12 singles wins, while Daniel Baquero and Machado lead the team in doubles wins with seven.

Men's Tennis Set for Big South Conference Championships

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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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