Cary, N.C. – Maximilian Scholl led Gardner-Webb at the ITA Regionals hosted by Duke University, making a run to the Round of Eight in singles play in what head coach Mike Griffith called, "the deepest regional field in many years."

In addition to Scholl, Griffith three other Runnin' Bulldogs – Johan Fors, Millen Hurrion, and Breno Plentz – to compete in the regionals.

"I felt this was the deepest regional field in many years," said Griffith. "Every school in the Carolinas is here except for one, and as you get deeper into the regional you're playing extremely tough competition. There were no easy matches, and I can't say enough about the effort of the four guys. Getting as far as we did shows how good we can be. Max (Scholl) and Millen (Hurrion) both played seven hours on Saturday and were real warriors. I'm very proud of our guys and can't wait to get on the court and play again."

Below are details are on each athlete's performance at the regionals

Johan Fors
Fors opened play against UNC Asheville's Oli Nolan and won the second set, 6-4, but was defeated in the opening round in three sets. Fors took the first set to a tiebreaker but Nolan was able to earn the set and match victory. In the consolation bracket, Fors battled sixth-seeded Yuval Solomon of Wake Forest. Solomon defeated Fors in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.

Millen Hurrion
Hurrion began play with a 9:30 a.m. match on day one against Duke's Spencer Furman and quickly won in two sets, 6-2, 6-1. Hurrion's opponent in round two was another in-state foe, Applachain State's Milo Bargeron. The result was positive for Hurrion, as the sophomore earned his second consecutive two-set victory, 6-2-6-3 and moved on to face Furman's Ivan Mitric. Despite winning the first set, 6-4, Hurrion was eliminated by Mitric.

Maxmilian Scholl
Scholl, who along with Hurrion is coming off a championship at the Fransworth Invitational on Oct. 7, began regionals with a three-set win. The senior from Germany defeated Clemson's Carlos Kelaidis, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-1. Scholl's second opponent of the day was Charleston's Benedikt Henning. He won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, setting up a third-round match with 10^th-seeded Igor Saveljic of NC State. Scholl defeated Saveljic and then earned his third win over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent, defeating the 71^st ranked player in the country, Wake Forest's Julian Ziobinksi. Scholl's run in came into an end in the Round of Eight, as he fell to Charlotte's Luka Keist, the 13^th-ranked player in the draw.

Breno Plentz
Plentz won the second set of his first-round match against UNC-Wilmington's Daniel Groom, 6-4, but Groom earned the victory with a 6-4 win in set one and a 6-2 triumph in set three. In the consolation bracket, Plentz fell in straight sets to NC State's Robert Turzak, 6-1, 6-4.

Scholl and Hurrion (Doubles)
Scholl and Hurrion were seeded 13^th in the doubles draw and began competition against the Furman Paladins' Henrik Atlevi and Ivan Mitrc, winning 6-2, 7-6 (8). In the second round, the duo defeated a Big South Conference pair - Nick Mckinney and Daniel Stenger of Presbyterian – 6-3, 6-4. Scholl and Hurrion were eliminated in round three by the Big South's Henry Patten and Oli Nolan of UNCA.

Fors and Plentz (Doubles)
Gardner-Webb's second doubles duo of Fors and Plentz began bracket play by facing off against Diego Losada and Edu Villar of Wofford. Fors and Plentz picked up a 6-1, 7-5 win but fell in the second round to an SEC pair, South Carolina's Raphael Lambling and Daniel Rodrigues, who were seeded eighth overall. The duo put up a fight, winning the second set, 6-4, to tie the match at one set a piece, but Lambling and Rodrigues won a third-set super tiebreaker, 15-13, to end Fors and Plentz's run in doubles play.

Next up, four Runnin' Bulldogs will head to Charlotte to compete in the Charlotte 49ers fall invitational from November 2-4.