Friday, April 15
Boiling Springs, N.C.
10:00 AM
Gardner-Webb University
3
vs
4
North Carolina A&T State University
Photo by: © GWU Photo Team
GWU Season Ends in Big South Tournament First Round Loss to N.C. A&T on Friday
April 15, 2022 | Men's Tennis
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – #6 North Carolina A&T clinched their spot in the Big South Tournament Semifinals behind a 4-3 decision over #3 Gardner-Webb. The loss marks the end of the 2022 season for the Runnin' Bulldogs.
The Aggies had to forfeit the doubles point to start the day due to a late arrival, giving the 'Dogs an early 1-0 advantage.
Singles started with the N.C. A&T storming out to straight set wins quickly in three out of the first four matches to conclude. The Aggies won on courts 1, 2 and 3 to get ahead 3-2 overall.
Alex Lepine won his match at the position #5. This came in straight sets 7-5, 6-1, providing GWU their second point of the day. After this, Sebastian Harris overcame a first set loss to win his 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 on the #4 court to tie the match at 3 overall.
The day came down to the result at #6. Connor Enslin came back from a 1-5 scoreline in the first set to win it 7-6. He dropped the final two sets 3-6, 0-6 for the Aggies' Ian Pederson to clinch the team's win.
North Carolina A&T moves on to play #2 Radford in the Semifinals of the Big South Tournament Saturday, March 23.
The Aggies had to forfeit the doubles point to start the day due to a late arrival, giving the 'Dogs an early 1-0 advantage.
Singles started with the N.C. A&T storming out to straight set wins quickly in three out of the first four matches to conclude. The Aggies won on courts 1, 2 and 3 to get ahead 3-2 overall.
Alex Lepine won his match at the position #5. This came in straight sets 7-5, 6-1, providing GWU their second point of the day. After this, Sebastian Harris overcame a first set loss to win his 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 on the #4 court to tie the match at 3 overall.
The day came down to the result at #6. Connor Enslin came back from a 1-5 scoreline in the first set to win it 7-6. He dropped the final two sets 3-6, 0-6 for the Aggies' Ian Pederson to clinch the team's win.
North Carolina A&T moves on to play #2 Radford in the Semifinals of the Big South Tournament Saturday, March 23.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
LOPEZ, Esteban / 0 [NCATM]
66
23
#2 Singles Match
12
IVANOV, Vasil / 0 [NCATM]
66
34
#3 Singles Match
12
BLANCO, Eder / 0 [NCATM]
66
32
#4 Singles Match
123
BALY, Ethan / 0 [NCATM]
621
466
#5 Singles Match
12
PEREZ, Jorge / 0 [NCATM]
51
76
#6 Singles Match
123
PEDERSEN, Ian / 0 [NCATM]
666
730
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,2,4,6
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