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Men's Tennis Recap at UNC Wilmington Fall Invite
September 10, 2017 | Men's Tennis
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Gardner-Webb men's tennis traveled to Wilmington over the weekend to play in the UNC Wilmington Fall Invite for the second year in a row. With high hopes for this season, the team is preparing for the spring. The Runnin' Bulldogs return two All-Conference selections from 2017 in Maximillian Scholl and Breno Plentz.
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"This tournament featured several really good teams and players," said head coach Mike Griffith. The tournament featured Longwood, UNC Wilmington, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Elon, Gardner-Webb and North Carolina Central.
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In singles, No. 2 seed Maximillian Scholl defeated S. Webster of Appalachian State in two sets (6-2, 6-4) after defeating A. Torres of UNCW in the semifinals. Scholl dropped the first set 0-6, then rallyed to take the next two sets 6-2 and 6-4. Scholl defended his title from winning this tournament last year, as he won again this fall.
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Paul Hogan also competed in the singles event, falling to A. Blasco of Longwood in two sets (6-1, 6-1).
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Stefano Puga topped A. Brea of Appalachian State in the Class C Singles event in two sets (6-3, 6-2) but then fell in the quarterfinals to M. Morphy of UNCW 6-2, and 6-1.
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In doubles, Michael Perry and Adam Schmidt advanced to win the finals of the losers bracket after beating Longwood competitors 6-2.
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"We are a really good team and the key to success is to take care of details these coming months to be ready for the spring season and conference play," said coach Griffith.
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After winning the Belmont Abbey Fall Invite last weekend, the Runnin' Bulldogs will next compete in the James Bonk Invite at Duke University this coming weekend, Sept. 15-17.
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"This tournament featured several really good teams and players," said head coach Mike Griffith. The tournament featured Longwood, UNC Wilmington, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Elon, Gardner-Webb and North Carolina Central.
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In singles, No. 2 seed Maximillian Scholl defeated S. Webster of Appalachian State in two sets (6-2, 6-4) after defeating A. Torres of UNCW in the semifinals. Scholl dropped the first set 0-6, then rallyed to take the next two sets 6-2 and 6-4. Scholl defended his title from winning this tournament last year, as he won again this fall.
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Paul Hogan also competed in the singles event, falling to A. Blasco of Longwood in two sets (6-1, 6-1).
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Stefano Puga topped A. Brea of Appalachian State in the Class C Singles event in two sets (6-3, 6-2) but then fell in the quarterfinals to M. Morphy of UNCW 6-2, and 6-1.
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In doubles, Michael Perry and Adam Schmidt advanced to win the finals of the losers bracket after beating Longwood competitors 6-2.
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"We are a really good team and the key to success is to take care of details these coming months to be ready for the spring season and conference play," said coach Griffith.
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After winning the Belmont Abbey Fall Invite last weekend, the Runnin' Bulldogs will next compete in the James Bonk Invite at Duke University this coming weekend, Sept. 15-17.
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