#4 Presbyterian College Upsets #1 UNC Asheville, Advances to Title Match
The Presbyterian College men's tennis team advanced to the Big South Championship on Friday with a 4-1 victory over No. 1 seed UNC Asheville at Marion Diehl Park in Charlotte, N.C.
Javier Matos clinched the match for PC at No. 6 singles on Friday afternoon.
FINAL SCORE: No. 4 Presbyterian 4, No. 1 UNC Asheville 1
LOCATION: Marion Diehl Park (Charlotte, N.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (10-6) | UNC Asheville (8-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UNC Asheville took the opening point of the match with a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles.
- Presbyterian responded with back-to-back 7-5 wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles from the pairs of
Daniel Stenger/
Sebastian Dominguez and
Javier Matos/
Nicholas McKinney to take the early 1-0 lead in the match.
- Asheville evened the match at one with a straight-set victory at No. 3 singles.
- PC jumped back out in front at No. 2 singles with Dominguez earning the 7-5, 6-3 victory.
- McKinney gave PC the 3-1 advantage with a three-set win at No. 4 singles.
- The Blue Hose clinched a spot in Saturday's title match with a three-set victory from No. 6 singles and Matos.
NOTABLES
- Friday's win is the first for PC in a Big South Championship since 2017 when the Blue Hose downed Campbell 4-3 to take home the title.
- PC improves to 4-0 against Asheville in the tournament.
- McKinney improved to 12-1 on the spring with his eighth straight win on Friday.