The inaugural Big South Conference Men's Tennis Individual Championship will be held at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C. The singles draw will be comprised of 16 individuals -- two from
Gardner-Webb,
Longwood,
Presbyterian,
Radford and
UNC Asheville, with the remaining six slots to be awarded to the next highest-ranked WTN players in the conference. The doubles draw will be comprised of eight teams -- one from each Big South squad, with the final three slots determined by the next highest-ranked WTN teams in the league. The individual singles and doubles champion will receive automatic entry into the ITA Conference Masters Championships.
EVENT SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
Singles & Doubles Draws Announced
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Eduardo Dias & Numa Lemieux-Monette, GWU defeat (8) Petar Belosevic & Marko Mrdak, LWU – 8-5
(4) Pedro Cardoso & Daksh Prasad, PC defeat (5) Olle Sonesson Lidholt & Cian Ingles, AVL – 8-7 (7-5)
(2) David Mamalat & Evgenios Vasilakis, PC defeat (7) Evan Edwards & Tom Saporta, RAD – 8-5
(3) Kim Niethammer & Jurie Terblanche, GWU defeat (6) Robert Hagen & Manfredi Vergine, RAD – 8-7 (7-5)
SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1) Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb defeats (16) Alejandro Uribe, Longwood – 6-2, 6-0
(8) Evgenios Vasilakis, Presbyterian defeats (9) Tom Saporta, Radford – 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3
(5) Timéo Puech, Longwood defeats (14) Alexandre Bergeron, Gardner-Webb – 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
(4) Numa Lemieux-Monette, Gardner-Webb defeats (13) Robert Hagen, Radford – 6-3, 6-2
(2) Freddy Murray, UNC Asheville defeats (15) Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, Longwood – 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
(7) David Mamalat, Presbyterian defeats (10) Johan Van Wijk, Gardner-Webb – 6-3, 6-0
(3) Alex Lepine, Gardner-Webb defeats (12) Sai Gandepalli, UNC Asheville – 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
(6) Kim Niethammer, Gardner-Webb defeats (11) Pedro Cardoso, Presbyterian – 6-1, 6-1
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
DOUBLES MAIN DRAW – SEMIFINALS
(1) Eduardo Dias & Numa Lemieux-Monette, GWU defeat (4) Pedro Cardoso & Daksh Prasad, PC – 8-2
(3) Kim Niethammer & Jurie Terblanche, GWU defeat (2) David Mamalat & Evgenios Vasilakis, PC – 8-5
DOUBLES – CONSOLATION
Sai Gandepalli & Cian Ingles, AVL defeat Alejandro Uribe & Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, LWU – 8-7 (7-5)
Petar Belosevic & Marko Mrdak, LWU defeat Evan Edwards & Tom Saporta, RAD – 8-4
SINGLES MAIN DRAW - QUARTERFINALS
(1) Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb defeats (8) Evgenios Vasilakis, Presbyterian – 6-2, 6-1
(5) Timéo Puech, Longwood defeats (4) Numa Lemieux-Monette, Gardner-Webb – 1-6, 6-4, 7-6
(7) David Mamalat, Presbyterian defeats (2) Freddy Murray, UNC Asheville – 6-0, retired
(6) Kim Niethammer, Gardner-Webb defeats (3) Alex Lepine, Gardner-Webb – 6-4, 6-3
SINGLES – CONSOLATION
Tom Saporta, Radford defeats Alejandro Uribe, Longwood – 6-3, 6-4
Alexandre Bergeron, Gardner-Webb defeats Evan Edwards, Radford – 6-2, 6-2
Johan Van Wijk, Gardner-Webb defeats Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva, Longwood – 7-5, 7-5
Sai Gandepalli, UNC Asheville defeats Pedro Cardoso, Presbyterian – 6-4, 6-4
SINGLES MAIN DRAW - SEMIFINALS
(1) Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb defeats (5) Timéo Puech, Longwood – 6-2, 6-1
(6) Kim Niethammer, Gardner-Webb defeats (7) David Mamalat, Presbyterian – 6-3, 6-1
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
(1) Eduardo Dias & Numa Lemieux-Monette, GWU defeat (3) Kim Niethammer & Jurie Terblanche, GWU – 8-3
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
(1) Eduardo Dias, Gardner-Webb defeats (6) Kim Niethammer, Gardner-Webb – 6-3, 6-3