Mountaineers Top UNC Asheville
Mountaineers Top UNC Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Appalachian State University men's tennis overcame an early deficit and handed UNC Asheville its first loss of the season, picking up a 4-3 road win on Sunday.

The Mountaineers (3-2) dropped the doubles point to the Bulldogs (4-1), but rallied to win four of six singles matches en route to the win.

Appalachian's No. 3 tandem of Trey Morris and Jan-Willem Kleynhans grabbed a 6-3 win in doubles, but the Mountaineers were unable to grab victories at No. 1 or No. 2 and fell into an early hole.

Oliver Casey got the momentum rolling in singles play as he grabbed a 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No. 1 spot. UNCA grabbed victories at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, but App State reeled off three-straight wins to wrap up the match.

Scott Webster earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 4 while Kleynhans was a 6-4, 6-3 winner at No. 5. Morris finished off the Bulldogs by dominating in a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the No. 6 spot.

Appalachian State returns to action when it faces former Southern Conference rival Wofford on the road on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

Appalachian State 4, UNC Asheville 3
Feb 01, 2015 at Asheville, N.C.

Singles competition
1. Oliver Casey (APP) def. Daniel Kripak (UNCA) 6-1, 6-2
2. Thomas Panoulas (UNCA) def. Zach Bost (APP) 6-4, 6-4
3. Joshua Swindler (UNCA) def. Jack Maddocks (APP) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4. Scott Webster (APP) def. Alex Croker (UNCA) 6-2, 6-3
5. Jan-Willem Kleynhans (APP) def. Brett Landau (UNCA) 6-4, 6-3
6. Trey Morris (APP) def. William Goldberg (UNCA) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Brett Landau/Alex Croker (UNCA) def. Zach Bost/Oliver Casey (APP) 6-3
2. Reid Dillon/Thomas Panoulas (UNCA) def. Jack Maddocks/Scott Webster (APP) 7-5
3. Trey Morris/Jan-Willem Kleynhans (APP) def. Joshua Swindler/Daniel Kripak (UNCA) 6-3
Match Notes
Appalachian State 3-2
UNC Asheville 4-1
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