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Davidson Fall Invite
Gardner-Webb Shines in Davidson Fall Invitational
September 25, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Lepine, Dais, Van Wyk and Niethammer bring home wins at Davidson
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University men's tennis team competed in the Davidson Fall Invitational this past weekend winning a pair of Draw A titles and a Draw B title in the tournament. Â
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"I am so proud of the team.", said Coach Griffith. "It was tough competition. We came out on top with all of our players in the finals and winning a lot of them. We refer to Sunday as championship sunday and the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs were there and performed like true champions."
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The Runnin' Bulldogs won the Draw A singles and doubles crowns in the tournament. It was an all GWU singles final as junior Alex Lepine bested his teammate senior Eduardo Dias in a close match that required super tiebreaker to decide the third according to tournament rules.
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In the Draw A doubles tournament, it was Gardner-Webb that came out on top as Eduardo Dias and Chrisjan Van Wyk defeated Davidson's pairing of Udday Singh and Alejandro Solares by a final of 7-5. The pair three won matches in total to take the crown.
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GWU picked up a third victory in the Draw B singles tournament, as junior Kim Niethammer won three matches to take the title vs UNCG.
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Other great GWU performances included freshmen Jurie Terblanche who reached the final of the Draw C singles tournament. Chrisjan Van Wyk reached the final of the Draw D singles tournament and sophomore Johannes Van Wijk reached the finals of the Draw E singles tournament. Freshman Graham Bourne also had a strong showing winning the Draw F round robin singles tournament. He and senior captain Cathal Butler had a strong showing in the B Doubles Draw.
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Gardner-Webb won three of the six singles draws and played in the championship in all six. The 'Dawgs finished the weekend with 10-1 record in singles on Friday, a 9-2 record on Saturday, and 7-4 in championship Sunday. The team doubles overall record was 9-6 in the tournament.
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Up next for the Runnin' Bulldogs is the ITA All-American Championships. This will take place between Friday, Sept. 29 and Wednesday, Oct. 4.
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"I am so proud of the team.", said Coach Griffith. "It was tough competition. We came out on top with all of our players in the finals and winning a lot of them. We refer to Sunday as championship sunday and the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs were there and performed like true champions."
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The Runnin' Bulldogs won the Draw A singles and doubles crowns in the tournament. It was an all GWU singles final as junior Alex Lepine bested his teammate senior Eduardo Dias in a close match that required super tiebreaker to decide the third according to tournament rules.
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In the Draw A doubles tournament, it was Gardner-Webb that came out on top as Eduardo Dias and Chrisjan Van Wyk defeated Davidson's pairing of Udday Singh and Alejandro Solares by a final of 7-5. The pair three won matches in total to take the crown.
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GWU picked up a third victory in the Draw B singles tournament, as junior Kim Niethammer won three matches to take the title vs UNCG.
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Other great GWU performances included freshmen Jurie Terblanche who reached the final of the Draw C singles tournament. Chrisjan Van Wyk reached the final of the Draw D singles tournament and sophomore Johannes Van Wijk reached the finals of the Draw E singles tournament. Freshman Graham Bourne also had a strong showing winning the Draw F round robin singles tournament. He and senior captain Cathal Butler had a strong showing in the B Doubles Draw.
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Gardner-Webb won three of the six singles draws and played in the championship in all six. The 'Dawgs finished the weekend with 10-1 record in singles on Friday, a 9-2 record on Saturday, and 7-4 in championship Sunday. The team doubles overall record was 9-6 in the tournament.
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Up next for the Runnin' Bulldogs is the ITA All-American Championships. This will take place between Friday, Sept. 29 and Wednesday, Oct. 4.
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