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Dias Named Big South Player of the Week for Second Time in 2022
April 12, 2022 | Men's Tennis
CHARLOTTE – The Big South Conference announced the winners of the final winners of their weekly awards with GWU's Eduardo Dias being named the Player of the Week.
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Dias won his singles and doubles matches in the Runnin' Bulldogs' 4-3 win at UNC Ashville last Wednesday, the team's last regular-season match of 2022. He clinched the doubles point for GWU from the #3 court with a 7-6 (3) decision.
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In singles, his match was deciding point of the afternoon as the score stood at 3-3. He prevailed in it in three sets winning 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3). In the final set, Dias won five match points when he was down 3-5 and 5-6 to keep the team's chances alive.
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This win clinched the #3 seed in the Men's Tennis Championship for Gardner-Webb. It marks the third consecutive that GWU has finished the regular season with a top-three finish in the league, a first in school history.
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This is the third time a Gardner-Webb player has been named Player of the Week this year. This is Dias' second time earning the award this year.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs play their next match on Thursday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. hosting #6 North Carolina A&T in the first round of the 2022 Big South Men's Tennis Championship. Â
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Dias won his singles and doubles matches in the Runnin' Bulldogs' 4-3 win at UNC Ashville last Wednesday, the team's last regular-season match of 2022. He clinched the doubles point for GWU from the #3 court with a 7-6 (3) decision.
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In singles, his match was deciding point of the afternoon as the score stood at 3-3. He prevailed in it in three sets winning 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3). In the final set, Dias won five match points when he was down 3-5 and 5-6 to keep the team's chances alive.
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This win clinched the #3 seed in the Men's Tennis Championship for Gardner-Webb. It marks the third consecutive that GWU has finished the regular season with a top-three finish in the league, a first in school history.
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This is the third time a Gardner-Webb player has been named Player of the Week this year. This is Dias' second time earning the award this year.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs play their next match on Thursday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. hosting #6 North Carolina A&T in the first round of the 2022 Big South Men's Tennis Championship. Â
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