THE ASHEVILLE RACQUET CLUB DOWNTOWN
One Resort Drive, Asheville, N.C. 28806 The Asheville Racquet Club Downtown is located just five minutes from campus. The ARC Downtown has four indoor courts and six outdoor courts that give both Bulldog teams one of the best facilities in the Southeast. Students and faculty at UNC Asheville can use the facility with a valid ID.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Cover.................................................1 ARC Downtown.................................2 TOC...................................................3 The University.................................4-5 Asheville, N.C. ...............................6-7 The Big South Conference................8 Media Outlets....................................9 Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone.. 10 Athletics Communication.................11 THE BULLDOGS 2017-18 Coaching Staff..............12-13 2017-18 Rosters.........................14-15 2016-17 Final Statistics..............16-17 Meet the 2017-18 Bulldogs.........18-27 Schedule Releases.....................28-29 The 2017-18 UNC Asheville Tennis Media Guide was designed by Brian Hand with special assistance from Mitchell Miegel and Tysonna Hutchinson. The cover was designed by UNC Asheville volleyball student-athlete Carter Kennedy. Photography by Adrian Etheridge. To learn more about UNC Asheville athletics, please visit the official athletic website at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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THE UNIVERSITY
As the only dedicated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system, UNC Asheville kindles learning by offering students an intellectually rigorous education that builds critical thinking and workforce skills to last a lifetime. Small class size, award-winning faculty and a nationally acclaimed undergraduate research program foster innovation as well as recognition. The cornerstone of a liberal arts education is the ability to explore the connections between many different subjects as well as the options available. So learning here expands well beyond the classroom walls. Focusing on undergraduate studies, we help students dig into learning, whether they participate in faculty-mentored research projects, undertake career-related internships, study abroad, or join service projects aimed at improving the quality of life at home and around the world. We encourage everyone to seek challenges, seize opportunities and become a doer as well as a thinker. At UNC Asheville, we’ve created an environment for exploring the world as well as more than 30 different majors. About 3,900 undergraduate students and about 330 full- and part-time faculty bring the campus alive with a genuine hunger to understand and contribute to the human experience. Amid the culturally rich setting of Asheville, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it’s all designed to spark a lifelong quest to know more — a fire that will grow brighter in the future.
The picturesque campus is home to many fun events throughout the year, including Concerts on the Quad, which happens each summer (pictured top left).
Built in 1965 with a major addition in 1990 that nearly doubled its size, Ramsey Library (above) was built in honor of D. Hiden Ramsey, a newspaper editor as well as city and state official. Today, the library holds approximately 360,000 volumes with access to more than 400,000 titles electronically.
UNC Asheville confers degrees three times during the academic year at the end of the Fall semester, at the end of the Spring semester as well as at the end of the Summer terms. Formal commencement ceremonies are held in December and May.
Petting Rocky on the path to a first class or a first job has been a rite of passage for many students and graduates and is said to bring good luck, and he was there to see the Bulldogs through one more memorable Homecoming in February.
THE BILTMORE ESTATE
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST
CHARLOTTE, NC
KNOXVILLE, TN
WELCOME TO ASHEVILLE, N.C. There’s more to life than the climb. There’s the view. There’s something unexpected around every bend.
UNC Asheville is situated in one of the most vibrant cities in the Southeast. With a population of 87,000 in the city and 391,000 in nearby metro areas, Asheville offers an inviting downtown, exciting outdoor adventures, a thriving arts community and an array of eclectic dining opportunities. MILEAGE CHART FROM ASHEVILLE Atlanta, Ga. ........................................ 200 miles Bristol, Tenn. ..........................................85 miles Charlotte, N.C. .................................... 130 miles Columbia, S.C. ....................................160 miles Greenville, S.C. .................................... 63 miles Knoxville, Tenn. .................................. 115 miles Raleigh, N.C. .......................................250 miles Spartanburg, S.C. ..................................80 miles Wilmington, N.C. .................................360 miles
THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE For more than 30 years, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The league’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by notable accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the conference’s mission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” as part of a new strategic emphasis on becoming the premiere non-FBS conference in the Southeast. Since 2000, the Big South Conference has experienced its most pivotal accomplishments in the league’s history both athletically and academically, such as: • Baseball National Champion in 2016 • Six individual National Champions • Two Top 10 finishes in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, including fifth in 2007 • The No. 1 ranked team in the national polls in 2014 and 2015 (football) • Reached the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs three consecutive years in 2013, 2014 and 2015 • Reached the NCAA “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball • Qualified three teams for NCAA postseason play in the same sport for the first time in 2016 (men’s soccer, men’s golf) • Three NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament wins • Reached the NCAA Softball Regional Championship game three times • Multiple teams in the FCS playoffs three times since 2012 • Three berths in the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals • Multiple teams in the NCAA Baseball Regionals eight times • The No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals four times, including the national No. 4 seed in 2010 • Three Top 24 finishes in the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship since 2011 • The first-ever national finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year • First appearance in the round of 32 in the NCAA Men’s Singles Championship • First All-Americans in men’s and women’s cross country • A Big South-record 13 Academic All-Americans in 2003-04 and 2013-14 • A Big South-record 21 NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR Success in 2016 • A Big South-record 85 percent Graduation Success Rate two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) • A Big South-record 42 All-Americans in 2011-12 On April 24, 1983, Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South and less than four months later on August 21, the Big South Conference was formed when Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop committed to the new league. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the league’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the league received its first automatic bid -- an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing against some of the finest teams in the nation.
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In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the league’s third Commissioner, and in his 20 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the conference to unprecedented new heights. During his tenure, men’s and women’s indoor track & field (1997), football (2002) and women’s lacrosse (2013) were added as sponsored sports. The conference has also enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue, in addition to extensive television coverage for women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s lacrosse for the first time. The league as a whole has enjoyed increased national television exposure through aggressive and unique television packages. Conference membership has solidified with the additions of High Point, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian College and Longwood, plus the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the conference introduced its first live streaming event in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 900 annually through a partnership with the member institutions. Ongoing equipment upgrades will allow these productions to become “TV-ready” in the near future. Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the league’s vision as a distinctive athletic conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. An updated strategic plan was launched in 2015 with the objective to transform the Big South Conference into the premiere non-FBS conference in the Southeast. The primary areas of focus are basketball success, media exposure, academic centrality, student-athlete experience and messaging/branding. Prominent Big South athletic alumni include three-time U.S. Olympian Amber Campbell; 2016 U.S. Open Champion Dustin Johnson; former American League All-Star Ty Wiggington; Cleveland Indians pitcher Cody Allen; Oakland Athletics pitcher Ryan Dull; Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman, New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings; three-time NFL Pro Bowler Justin Bethel, WNBA veteran Avery Warley and Carolina Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert. Distinguished alumni from Big South member institutions include Charlotte Hornets President Fred Whitfield (Campbell), U.S. Senator Tim Scott (Charleston Southern), Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore (Gardner-Webb), Grammyaward winning singer/songwriter Donna Fargo (High Point), ESPN personality Samantha Ponder (Liberty), former LPGA player Tina Barrett (Longwood), HGTV President Jim Samples (Presbyterian), former U.S. National Men’s Soccer Team member Dante Washington (Radford), Weather Channel anchor Kristina Abernathy (UNC Asheville) and actress Andie MacDowell (Winthrop). The conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the conference’s 25th Anniversary. The league also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in its history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the league’s first 25 years. As part of the league’s 30th anniversary celebration in 2013-14, All-Decade Teams were recognized for the first time in each sport. The conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. For the past two years, more than 50 percent of conference’s student-athletes have been named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average for the academic year, including 138 4.0 students in 2015-16, and the league has had nearly 170 Academic All-Americans in its history.
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The Charlotte Observer PO Box 32188 Charlotte, NC 28232 (704) 379-6448
WYFF-TV 505 Rutherford Rd. Greenville, SC 29602 (864)242-4404
WCQS Radio 73 Broadway St. Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 253-6875
Asheville Citizen-Times PO Box 2090 Asheville, NC 28802 (828) 232-5867 (800) 800-4204
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Associated Press 219 South McDowell St. Raleigh, NC 27602 (800) 662-7075
MISSION
Our mission is to provide UNC Asheville with an exemplary NCAA Division I Athletics Program that champions the University’s Mission and Strategic Plan, which creates an environment where student-athletes have an enriched educational experience through pursuing their academic, athletic and lifelong goals, and that connects our internal and external constituents and communities.
VISION
Our vision is to be recognized nationally for developing “Champions in Athletics and Leaders in Life” by winning in the classroom, community and competition.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
JANET R. CONE
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Janet R. Cone, who has served as UNC Asheville’s Director of Athletics since 2004, is the only woman currently serving on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee that selects and seeds the teams for March Madness. She was one of just 28 Directors of Athletics to be named as an Under Armour AD of the Year in 2013 by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. In 2014, she negotiated the first-ever college revenue development service platform with IMG College to combine athletics development and capital campaign with sponsorship sales. This partnership generated recording breaking revenue for 2014-15 for the Bulldogs. Outside of UNC Asheville, Cone helped create the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission and was a former chair. She currently serves as a founding board member for the group. In addition to her term on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, she is currently serving on the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Committee and on various Big South Conference Committees. Under Cone’s leadership the Bulldogs have achieved unbelievable progress with the creation and implementation of the “More Wins, More Friends, and More Resources” strategic plan. Cone, who also serves as the Senior Administrator for University Enterprises, oversaw the successful opening of the Wilma M. Sherrill Center which houses the Kimmel Arena, a new tennis facility, and the expansion of the Karl Straus Track Facility. Presently a campaign to build on-campus baseball and soccer stadiums is underway. More importantly, the Bulldog athletics department’s Academic Progress Rate is 977, and Bulldog student-athletes have an overall 3.108 GPA and a Graduation Rate of 85%. UNC
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Asheville’s athletics budget is one of the lowest in NCAA Division I Athletics; however, under Cone’s leadership, a sustainable revenue plan has been implemented to increase the athletics budget from $2.1M to $5.7M and will add another $1.2M over the next two years. In spite of the budget, Bulldogs have won Big South Conference Championships in Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Women’s Soccer. The Bulldogs value community engagement and perform thousands of hours of community service each year, too. Cone continues to work rigorously to improve Gender Equity, and earlier this year, she announced the addition of women’s golf as the 16th NCAA Division I athletics program at UNC Asheville. When women’s golf tees off in 2016-17, they will become the second sport added in the last five years. The revival of the women’s swimming program in 2012-13 marked the first time that the athletics department had added a sport in 20 years. Prior to coming to Asheville, Cone served as the associate athletics director for Samford University, and also coached women’s basketball at Samford, Saint Leo University, Western Carolina University and Mars Hill College. Cone holds a bachelor’s degree from Furman University and a master’s degree from the University of South Carolina.
UNC ASHEVILLE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS TO THE MEDIA Media interested in an interview with a UNC Asheville coach or student-athlete as well as those interested in a press credential are asked to contact the Athletics Communications Office. All interview requests for UNC Asheville coaches, student-athletes and administrators should be directed to the appropriate member of the Athletics Communications staff. Each member can be reached directly and quickly via email or phone number listed on this page. CREDENTIALS SIDELINE – UNC Asheville strictly follows NCAA rules regarding media representatives on the sidelines. Photographers are not permitted to shoot within the designated team areas and must display their credentials at all times. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS At the conclusion of each home contest, requested student-athletes and the head coaches will be available for comment following a 10 minute “cooling off” period. TENNIS INTERVIEWS Media members wishing to interview Tom Hand and/or Lise Gregory are asked to please contact Brian Hand in the Athletics Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance. STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS All student-athlete interviews must be coordinated through the Athletics Communications Office. Student-athlete interviews will take place either prior to or following practice. Student-athletes will not be pulled from their regular schedules during the week for interviews and should not be contacted directly. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICES The Athletics Communications Office is located in the Justice Center near the main Athletics office. PRESS CREDENTIAL POLICY • Spouses, dates, children, equipment carriers and non-workers are restricted from press boxes, sidelines and locker rooms. Any abuse of a working credential will result in the media agency losing credential privileges. Credentials will not be issued to any person under the age of 18. • In some instances, due to space limitations, meeting the identified criteria does not guarantee credentials. • Space for working press, radio, and television is allocated by the UNC Asheville Athletics Communications Office, which reserves the right to deny credentials to any outlet.
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF BRIAN HAND, Assistant A.D., External Relations SPORTS: MEN’S BASKETBALL, MEN’S SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY AND MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS EMAIL: bhand1@unca.edu PHONE: (803) 646-9716 ALMA MATER: BA - North Greenville (‘03) MS - Middle Tennessee (‘04) HOMETOWN: Greenville, S.C. QUICKLY: Previous stops include Executive Editor for Spurs & Feathers (4 yrs), Assistant A.D. and SID at USC Aiken (5 yrs), SID at Presbyterian (3 yrs) … Joined the UNC Asheville staff in December 2016.
MITCHELL MIEGEL, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications SPORTS: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, WOMEN’S SOCCER, TRACK AND FIELD, SWIMMING AND WOMEN’S GOLF EMAIL: mmiegel@unca.edu PHONE: (770) 542-7873 ALMA MATER: BA - Berry (‘15) MS - East Tennessee State (‘17) HOMETOWN: Roswell, Ga. QUICKLY: Previous stops include: Grad. Assist. at East Tennessee State (2 yrs), Student Assistant at Berry (2 yrs), Assistant General Manager for Tri-Cities Otters Futbol Club (1 yr) … Joined the UNC Asheville staff in July 2017.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH LISE GREGORY
LISE GREGORY
HEAD COACH, 11th SEASON MIAMI, 1987 Former professional tennis player Lise Gregory is entering her 11th year as head coach of the UNC Asheville women’s tennis program. The native of South Africa was the head coach of the men’s and women’s program from 2007-2013 before handing the reins of the men’s program to Tom Hand in the fall of 2013. In the 2017 season, Asheville advanced to the Big South Tournament semifinals in a season that saw the Bulldogs finish with an 11-10 overall record. The Bulldogs were 4-4 in Big South Conference play. In the midst of the 2016 season, Gregory was honored as the recipient of the 2016 Trailblazer Award at Asheville’s annual Our Turn to Play Luncheon. In 2012, Gregory was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year for men’s tennis. She helped guide the Bulldogs to a 12-10 overall record and 5-2 mark in the Big South Conference. Asheville finished the season in second place in the Big South Conference, the highest finish ever for the Bulldogs in regular season play. Gregory’s club claimed impressive victories over Furman, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop during the year. Both the Bulldog men’s and women’s programs have enjoyed steady improvement under her direction. In the 2009 season, she led the women’s team to a 12-9 overall record. Gregory was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year for her work. In 2010, Asheville posted a 14-8 overall record, the second best in school history. Asheville has also won in the classroom under Gregory’s leadership. The women’s squad has been designated as an ITA All-Academic team for 10 consecutive years. This is Gregory’s second tour of duty with the Asheville program. She served as an assistant during the 200405 season and helped lead the women’s team to an 11-8 overall record. It was just the second winning season for the Bulldog program in the previous 18 years at the time. Gregory lived in Asheville during the 2004-05 year before moving on to Vanderbilt where she served as Director of Facilities and Operations for one year. Gregory was the head coach at Florida State for eight years from 1996 until 2004. She enjoyed tremendous success both on and off the court at Florida State. Over her eight years at FSU, the Seminoles made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament and earned seven straight Golden Torch Awards - an honor bestowed on the Florida State team with the highest GPA. Gregory has the second highest winning percentage in FSU women’s tennis coaching history with a career record of 119-83 for a .584 winning percentage. FSU’s best season under Gregory came in 1998-99 when it placed three players on the All-ACC team for the first time in school history. The Seminoles won 118 of 168 matches that season. She was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year in 1999. Lise also earned another Coach of the Year honor in 2004. As a player at Miami, Gregory earned an amazing seven NCAA All-America honors for her singles and doubles play as well as an NCAA doubles championship in 1986 with teammate Ronni Reis. The duo compiled an impressive 84-10 record over four years, while Miami was consistently ranked among the nation’s Top Five. Gregory was named to Tennis Magazine’s All-Star team in both 1986 and 1987. She is a member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. As a professional, Gregory won nine tournament titles in 16 finals appearances, including seven Virginia Slims doubles championships on the way to a career-high No. 18 world doubles ranking in 1990. She also won the singles title at the $25,000 Challenger in Philadelphia in 1987. Gregory was a doubles quarterfinalist at the Australian Open, a Grand Slam event, as a member of one of the top eight teams in the world that participated in the year-ending Virginia Slims Championship. 12
MEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH TOM HAND
TOM HAND
HEAD COACH, FIFTH SEASON LSU, 2000 Former LSU standout Tom Hand is in his fifth year as head coach of the UNC Asheville men’s tennis program and eighth year overall with the Bulldog tennis. He served as an assistant to both the men’s and women’s team with Lise Gregory for five seasons before being named to the head men’s position in the fall of 2013. In the 2017 season, Hand guided the Bulldogs to a semifinal appearance in the 2017 Big South Conference Tournament. UNC Asheville’s Henry Patten was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year after a perfect 19-0 regular season. He won every match but one in singles in straight sets during the regular season. In 2016, Hand guided the UNC Asheville men’s tennis team to an overall record of 11-8 and a Big South Conference record of 6-2, the highest number of regular season conference wins in Bulldog history. His 2016 team was highlighted by five Bulldogs who were honored in the 2016 Big South Conference Annual Postseason Awards. In 2012, Hand also helped lead the men’s squad to a 12-10 overall record and 5-2 mark in the Big South Conference. It was the first winning season for the Asheville men’s program in seven years. In addition, the Bulldogs finished in second place in the league, the highest finish ever for an Asheville program in Big South Conference play. The Blue and White recorded significant wins over Furman, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. Hand brings significant playing and coaching experience to the UNC Asheville program. He served as head coach of both the men’s and women’s tennis program at the University of New Orleans for the 2006 season. Hand was the Associate Head Women’s Coach for Tulane during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. The Green Wave advanced to the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament both of his years at Tulane. He has also been the personal coach to Melissa Mang, who was the number one ranked junior in the United States. Mang was an All-American at Duke. Hand had a spectacular playing career at LSU. He was a four-year captain for the Tigers and helped lead LSU to two Southeastern Conference championships and two trips to the Final Four. Hand is ranked third on LSU’s alltime wins list with 107. He was ranked 13th in the country in singles and was a part of the number one doubles team in the nation as a senior. Hand was an outstanding student at LSU, as he earned the University Medal for graduating with a 4.0 GPA in just three years. He was the ITA’s Academic All-American of the Year for all sports in 1999 and was the national winner of the Arthur Ashe Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service in 2000.
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2017-18 UNC ASHEVILLE MEN’S TENNIS
Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Edward Colclough So. 6-0 180 Lincoln, U.K./The Priory Academy Olly Cull Jr. 5-11 160 Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K./King Edward’s School Reese Daly Fr. 6-2 165 Delray Beach, Fla./Boca Prep International School James Massie So. 5-10 155 West Palm Beach, Fla./Jupiter Christian School Finlay Ray McFadyen Fr. 5-10 156 Dublin, Ireland/St. Andrews College Dublin Oli Nolan Fr. 6-2 175 Birmingham, U.K./John Wilmott School Henry Patten Jr. 6-5 200 Manningtree, Essex, U.K./Culford School Andrew Sinai Jr. 5-11 165 Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom Head Coach: Tom Hand
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2017-18 UNC ASHEVILLE WOMEN’S TENNIS
Name Yr. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Amalie Davidsen Sr. 5-5 Copenhagen, Denmark/Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Madeline Finley Jr. 5-4 Hickory, N.C./Hickory Hannah Francisco Jr. 5-5 Marietta, Ga./Laurel Springs Anatasia Horvat Fr. 5-0 Cary, N.C./Green Hope Morgan Ingram So. 5-3 Charlotte, N.C./Marion Military Institute Christin Louw Jr. 5-7 Johannesburg, South Africa/Alton Sixth Form College (UK) Taylor Love Fr. 5-5 Wilson, N.C./Hunt Kylee Shipley Jr. 5-5 Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Christian Emily Sidor So. 5-5 Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge Lauren Watson-Steele So. 5-6 Cambridgeshire, England/Stratton Upper School Head Coach: Lise Gregory
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UNC ASHEVILLE MEN’S TENNIS 2017 FINAL STATISTICS
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UNC ASHEVILLE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2017 FINAL STATISTICS
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MEET THE BULLDOGS
Amalie
DAVIDSEN Sr. • 5-5
Copenhagen, Denmark • Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium 2017: Closed out year with a perfect 4-0 record at No. 6 singles ... Overall, Davidsen was 7-7 on the year in singles ... She was 2-2 on the season in Big South Conference matches in singles ... Owned a 2-5 record overall in doubles. 2016: Finished with a 4-4 overall singles record, including a 1-3 mark in Big South Conference matches ... Defeated Longwood’s Gill 7-5, 6-3 (2/13) ... Started the season winning her first two doubles matches ... Finished with a 3-1 overall doubles record. 2015: Ended year with a 12-8 overall singles record, including a 3-5 mark in Big South Conference matches ... Her 12 singles wins were tied for most on the team ... Finished with an 8-4 record when competing on court five ... Began her Bulldog career by winning her first six matches of the season ... Defeated Fisher of Mars Hill (1/23) 6-0, 6-1 in her Bulldog debut ... Tallied a four-match winning streak between March 7-March 18, including besting Wreder of Appalachian State 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 ... Finished with a 2-0 overall doubles record ... Both of her doubles wins came by a final score of 6-0.
Madeline
FINLEY Jr. • 5-4 Hickory, N.C. • Hickory 2017: Did not see action in singles or doubles. 2016: Finished with a 1-2 overall singles record … Defeated Mars Hill’s Hillbi 6-3, 6-2 … Concluded year with an 0-3 overall doubles record.
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MEET THE BULLDOGS
Hannah
FRANCISCO Jr. • 5-5 Marietta, Ga. • Laurel Springs
2017: Selected first-team in Big South Conference in doubles with partner Kylee Shipley ... Playing mainly at No. 1 doubles, the tandem was 12-7 overall on the year ... The duo was 5-2 in Big South Conference matches ... In singles, Francisco concluded her sophomore campaign with an overall record of 9-11 ... Francisco played the majority of her matches at No. 1 singles where she was 9-10 ... Francisco was 3-4 in Big South Conference matches in singles. 2016: Chosen second-team All-Big South Conference in singles ... Finished with an 8-6 overall singles record, including a 5-4 mark in Big South Conference matches … Defeated Campbell’s Zegarra (3/26) 7-5, 6-1, Radford’s Sayer (4/3) 6-3, 4-6 and 6-4, and Gardner Webb’s Magnusson (4/5) 6-2, 6-2 … Finished with an 8-5 overall doubles record.
Anastasia
HORVAT Fr. • 5-0 Cary, N.C. • Green Hope
Before UNC Asheville: Great work ethic ... Three-star recruit who was ranked among the top 12 in the state of North Carolina ... Excellent student as well.
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MEET THE BULLDOGS
Morgan
INGRAM
So. • 5-3 Charlotte, N.C. • Marion Military Institute Before UNC Asheville: Ranked among the top five in North Carolina ... Has strugged with some injuries over the last few years, but is extremely talented ... Three-star recruit.
Christin
LOUW Jr. • 5-7
Johannesburg, South Africa • Alton Sixth Form College (UK) 2017: Louw ended her sophomore season with a winning record in both singles and doubles ... In singles, Louw was 9-7 overall ... Louw collected the majority of her nine wins in singles at No. 5 where she was 5-1 ... Louw was 3-3 on the season in her Big South Conference singles matches ... She closed out the year on a fourmatch winning streak in singles ... Louw was a combined 10-8 on the year in doubles matches ... She played the majority of her matches at No. 3 doubles where she was 7-5 on the year ... Louw was 2-5 on the season in Big South Conference matches. 2016: Finished with an 10-5 overall singles record, including a 5-3 mark in Big South Conference matches … Defeated Radford’s Fay (4/3) 6-2, 6-1, Gardner-Webb’s Fermosel (4/5) 6-1, 6-3, and Presbyterian’s (4/6) 6-2, 6-3 … Had a 7-10 doubles record paired with Ericka Rivero.
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MEET THE BULLDOGS
Taylor
LOVE Fr. • 5-5
Wilson, N.C. • Hunt Before UNC Asheville: Became a member of the team in January of 2018 ... Ranked as one of the top five players in the state of North Carolina upon her arrival ... Four-star recruit ... Great athlete and excellent competitor from strong athletic background ... Her father, Terence, played football at The Citadel and her mother, Vanessa, played volleyball at Howard.
Kylee
SHIPLEY
Jr. • 5-5 Jupiter, Fla.• Jupiter Christian 2017: Was chosen All-Big South in singles and doubles ... In doubles, Shipley was a first-team All-Big South choice with partner Hannah Francisco ... Playing mainly at No. 1 doubles, the tandem was 12-7 overall on the year ... The duo was 5-2 in Big South Conference matches ... In singles, Shipley was a second-team All-Big South selection ... Overall, Shipley was 14-7 on the season in singles ... She had her most success at No. 3 singles where she was an impressive 11-1 on the year ... Shipley was 4-3 on the season in Big South Conference singles matches ... Tabbed as the Big South Player of the Week on March 8. 2016: Finished with a 10-2 overall singles record, including a 4-2 mark in Big South Conference matches … Defeated Radford’s Nguyen (4/3) 7-5, 6-4, Gardner-Webb’s White (4/5) 3-6, 7-5, and 7-0 and Presbyterian’s Standford (4/6) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 … Had a 9-7 doubles record paired with Hannah Francisco. 21
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Emily
SIDOR
So. • 5-5 Rockledge, Fla. • Rockledge 2017: Sidor was chosen as the Big South Freshman of the Week twice, earning the honors on Feb. 22 and March 8 ... Sidor ended her first season with the Bulldogs with a winning record in both singles and doubles ... In singles, Sidor was 8-6 overall ... She was 3-4 on the year in Big South singles matches ... Sidor had a great deal of success at the No. 6 spot where she was 7-2 on the year ... In doubles, Sidor was 7-5 overall ... She played all of her doubles matches at the No. 3 position ... Sidor was 2-5 on the season in Big South Conference matches.
Lauren
WATSON-STEELE
So. • 5-6 Cambridgeshire, England• Stratton Upper School
2017: Lauren Watson-Steele was a two-time Big South Player of the Week, garnering the honors on Jan. 18 and April 12 ... In singles, Watson-Steele was 9-8 overall ... She had her most success at No. 3 singles where she was 5-2 overall ... In Big South Conference singles matches, Watson-Steele was 3-3 on the year ... In doubles play on the season, Watson-Steele was 8-10 overall ... She was 3-3 on the season in Big South Conference doubles matches.
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Edward
COLCLOUGH
So. • 6-0, 180 Lincoln, U.K. • The Priory Academy
2017: Finished season with a 4-1 record overall in singles ... All of the five matches in singles for Colclough came at No. 6 singles ... Ended season 0-6 in doubles matches ... Concluded year 0-5 at No. 2 doubles and 0-1 at No. 3 doubles.
Olly
CULL
Jr. • 5-11, 160 Birmingham, West Midlands, UK • King Edward’s School 2017: Playing at three different positions over the course of the season, Cull ended his sophomore campaign with an overall 8-12 record in singles ... Cull was 2-4 in Big South Conference matches in singles ... Cull picked up five of his eight singles wins on the year at No. 4 singles where he was 5-6 ... Cull was 3-5 at No. 3 singles and 0-1 at No. 5 singles ... Playing all year with same doubles partner in Reid Dillon, Cull ended season 7-13 in doubles matches ... The duo was 7-8 at No. 3 doubles and 0-5 at No. 2 doubles ... The tandem was 1-4 in Big South Conference matches. 2016: Finished with a 2-5 overall singles record, including a 1-0 mark in Big South Conference matches … Defeated Liberty’s Castano (3/5) 7-6, 8-6, 6-1 … Had a 1-1 doubles record paired with Thomas Orestis-Pano … Match against UNCG’s Murry/Melnlk (1/30) was a 6-2 win.
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Reese
DALY
Fr. • 6-2, 165 Delray Beach, Fla. • Boca Prep International School Before UNC Asheville: Played at MTA Tennis Academy ... Attended Boca Prep International School ... Reached top-15 in Florida singles rankings for U16 ... Also reached top-50 in the nation for U16 ... Advanced to Level 1 clay court quarterfinals in U16 doubles and was the champion of Level 2 and Level 3 tournaments in U16 doubles.
James
MASSIE
So. • 5-10, 155 West Palm Beach, Fla. • Jupiter Christian School 2017: Finished freshman campaign owning a 6-10 record overall ... He was 1-4 in Big South Conference matches ... Massie was extremely successful at No. 5 singles where he was 4-2 on the year ... He was 2-8 at No. 6 singles ... Massie ended the season 0-16 in doubles ... He was 0-4 on the season in league matches ... Massie was 0-11 at No. 2 doubles and 0-5 at No. 3 doubles.
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Finlay Ray
MCFADYEN
Fr. • 5-10, 156 Dubin, Ireland • St. Andrews College Dublin Before UNC Asheville: Graduated from St-Andrews College in Dublin, Ireland with a full IB diploma and GPA of 3.8 ... Participated in competitive skiing and hockey ... Played tennis for David Lloyd Riverview. Played County Cup for Leinster U18 and U14 ... Achieved national rankings of No. 2 in doubles and No. 5 in singles (U18) ... Won national doubles and mixed doubles titles (U16/18) ... Reached the final of the Irish men’s national championships.
Oli
NOLAN
Fr. • 6-2, 175 Birmingham, U.K. • John Willmott School Before UNC Asheville: Graduated from John Willmott school with two A-Level classes ... Played soccer for school and also Sutton Coldfield Town FC ... Started playing tennis at the age of 8 ... Won numeour junior county championships ... Represented the county of Warwickshire in both juniors and seniors.
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Henry
PATTEN
Jr. • 6-5, 200 Manningtree, Essex, U.K. • Culford School Fall of 2017: Henry Patten is ranked 43rd nationally in the latest Oracle/ITA NCAA Division I Collegiate Rankings that were unveiled on Wednesday, Nov. 15 ... The national singles ranking of 43rd is the best in program history and puts him among the very elite in Big South Conference history ... Only Radford’s Martin Sayer has been ranked higher. Sayer ended his 2006 season ranked No. 31 ... Patten put together the best fall in program history in 2017, ending his historic fall campaign at the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, held Nov. 1-5, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa ... Patten advanced to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships by taking the ITA Carolina Region title on Tuesday, Oct. 17 ... The ITA Carolina Regional championship was the second title of the fall for Patten ... In the oldest fall college tennis tournament in the nation it was Patten that was declared champion ... Patten was actually declared co-champion in the event along with national No. 14 Tim Sandkaulen of Ole Miss ... The two were supposed to meet up in the final, but due to the forecasted weather in the area from Hurricane Irma it was decided to declare co-champions. 2017: Chosen as the Big South Men’s Tennis Player of the Year … Also tabbed first-team all-league in singles and doubles … Patten also earned a spot on the Big South Men’s Tennis All-Academic Team … Patten is just the second Bulldog to be selected the Big South Men’s Tennis Player of the Year and the first since the league’s inaugural honoree in 1985 … He finished the regular-season a perfect 19-0 in singles play on the No. 1 court and dropped only one set along the way … He is the first Asheville player in the history of the program to go undefeated at the No. 1 flight … Patten defeated the nation’s No. 66 and No. 102 ranked players in singles action and earned Big South Player of the Week honors twice … Patten was tabbed 118th nationally in the Oracle/ITA Division I Collegiate Rankings that were released on April 18, 2017 … Patten was ranked 14th in the final Oracle/ITA Division I Rankings – Carolina of the 2017 season … Patten would overall close out his 2017 campaign at 20-1 at No. 1 singles … In his two seasons with the Bulldogs, Patten is now 34-4 overall in singles … A two-time All-Big South selection in both singles and doubles, Patten and senior Josh Swindler finished the 2017 season at 20-1 at No. 1 doubles … The duo concluded their final doubles campaign together having won 16 straight to close out the season … Patten and Swindler in their two years together as a duo were 34-4. 2016: Chosen first-team All-Big South Conference … Twice named Big South Freshman of the Week (3/30 and 4/6) ... Finished with a 14-3 overall singles record … Concluded league play with a 6-1 overall record … Closed year on a nine-match winning streak … Played mainly at No. 2 singles where he was 10-1 on the year … Pairing with Josh Swindler at No. 2 doubles, Patten was also 14-3 in doubles play … The duo was a perfect 8-0 in league play … The perfect league mark allowed the pairing to pick up second-team All-Big South Conference honors in doubles.
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Andrew
SINAI
Jr. • 5-11, 165 Bethlehem, Pa. • Freedom 2017: Concluded first season as a Bulldog with a 10-9 record overall in singles ... Sinai saw action at No. 3 (2-1), No. 4 (1-1), No. 5 (3-6) and No. 6 singles (4-1) ... Sinai was 7-3 overall in his last 10 matches of the year, closing the season by winning three straight ... Sinai was 2-4 in league singles matches ... Playing solely at No. 2 doubles, Sinai was 0-8 in doubles on the season ... He was 0-1 in league doubles matches.
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MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE FEATURES 12 HOME MATCHES OVERALL
The UNC Asheville men’s tennis team will play host to 12 matches this spring at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. The 12 homes matches even includes Clemson of the ACC visiting the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21. UNC Asheville junior standout and current nationally 43rd-ranked Henry Patten earlier this fall picked up the ITA Carolinas Region title by downing Clemson players in the semifinals and finals. In the ITA Carolinas Region finals, the regionally eighth-seeded Patten bested 15th-seeded Alex Favrot of Clemson, 6-3, 6-1. Favrot played mainly at No. 1 singles last year for the Tigers, ending the regular season 16-9. The regionally eighth-seeded Patten advanced to the ITA Carolinas Regional final by besting 25th-seeded Simon Baudry of Clemson in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-2. The Bulldogs open their 2018 spring schedule at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, by playing host to Mars Hill. One day later, the Bulldogs will host Lenoir-Rhyne at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. UNC Asheville will open its 2018 Big South Conference schedule at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, at Radford. The first home league match of the year for the Bulldogs will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, against Winthrop. Patten won two individual titles during the fall of 2017, but he was just one part of a strong fall for the Bulldogs overall with UNC Asheville putting together strong team performances at the USC Upstate Fall Invitational, the Elon Fall Invitational, the Davidson Invite, the Spartan Fall Invitational and the Wake Forest Invitational. To learn more about UNC Asheville men’s tennis, please visit uncabulldogs.com. You can also follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @UNCATennis. To see the entire schedule, please visit uncabulldogs.com. 28
WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE FEATURES 13 HOME MATCHES
The UNC Asheville women’s tennis team had a tremendous 2017 fall campaign, and the Bulldogs will take their strong play into their spring schedule in late January of 2018. The 2018 UNC Asheville women’s tennis schedule features 13 home matches at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. The Bulldogs officially open their schedule at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at home against local rival Mars Hill. One day later, the Bulldogs will play host to future Big South Conference foe USC Upstate at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27. UNC Asheville opens Big South Conference play at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, at Charleston Southern. The first home league match of the year for UNC Asheville will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, when the Bulldogs play host to Gardner-Webb. The UNC Asheville women’s tennis team put together an extremely strong fall that even included a doubles win over the University of Virginia. Last spring, the Bulldogs closed out their efforts with an overall record of 11-10 (4-4 Big South Conference). The Bulldogs finished the year extremely strong by winning three of their last five matches. UNC Asheville bested Gardner-Webb, 4-1, in the Big South Tournament quarterfinals before bowing out in the semifinals. To learn more about UNC Asheville women’s tennis, please visit uncabulldogs.com. You can also follow UNC Asheville women’s tennis on Twitter at @UNCA_WTENNIS and on Instagram at @unca_womenstennis. To see the entire schedule, please visit uncabulldogs.com. 29