CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Men’s Tennis won its seventh straight match on Friday (Mar. 20), defeating Queens (N.C.) 6-1 on the road. Seven in a row matches the longest win streak for the program since the 2024 Big South Conference Championship season.
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Asheville won two out of three doubles matches to take the doubles point, before posting five wins in singles play to secure the win.
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Jip Mens and Cian Ingles began doubles play with a 6-1 win over Scala and Cooley at No. 2, before Griffin Lovern and Harrison Cooper clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win over Villen and Morris at No. 1. Defending Big South Conference Freshman of the Week Daniel Franco-Key started singles play with a 6-3, 1-6, 5-0 win by retirement over Jimenez at No. 3, before Trevor Gray earned a 6-4, 6-3 win over Huitt at No. 5. Martin Fuks would clinch the match with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) win over Ryan at No. 6, before Mens posted a 7-6 (7-4) win over Villen at No. 1. Cooper would finish off the match with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 win over Scala at No. 4.
Doubles
Lovern/Cooper (UNCA) def. Morris/Villen (QU)– 6-4
Mens/Ingles (UNCA) def. Cooley/Scala (QU) – 6-1
Franco Key/Kolbe (UNCA) vs. Huitt/Jimenez (QU) –5-3 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 2,1
Singles
Mens (UNCA) def. Villen (QU) – 7-6 (4), 6-3
Morris (QU) def. Ingles (UNCA) – 7-5, 6-4
Franco Key (UNCA) vs. Jimenez (QU) – 6-3, 1-6, 5-0 (retired)
Cooper (UNCA) def. Scala (QU) – 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
Gray (unca) def. Huitt (QU) – 6-4, 6-3
Fuks (UNCA) def. Ryan (QU) – 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 3,5,2,6,1,4
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The Bulldogs (9-4) return to action tomorrow (Saturday, Mar. 21) hosting Longwood in Big South Conference action. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. from Asheville School. Â