BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University men's tennis (5-16, 1-4 SBC) concludes the weekend with three matches in three days, beginning with the rescheduled contest of Georgia Southern (14-9, 1-4 SBC) tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Statesboro. App State will then travel to Conway, S.C. to face Coastal Carolina (14-7, 4-2 SBC) in a 12 p.m. matchup at the Stevens Tennis Complex. The Mountaineers will end the regular season on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Davidson (11-8) at the Deer Valley Racquet Club for Senior Day.
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About the Mountaineers
Last Time Out
App State played just one match last weekend with the GS contest being pushed back to tomorrow. The Mountaineers fell to Georgia State on Sunday, 4-0, in Atlanta.
Senior Day
Appalachian will honor Campbell Stone and Alex Brea for their dedication and commitment to the program on Sunday before the 2 p.m. contest in the second game of the doubleheader. This season, the pair leads the team in doubles wins with six victories.
Tough Stretch
Appalachian finishes the regular season with a trio formidable squads, as the combined records of the Eagles, Chanticleers, and Wildcats are 39-24 going into the weekend.
Wins Leaders
Heaven and Bargeron's six wins lead the team with Heaven posting a 5-4 mark in his last nine contests after starting the season 1-4. In doubles, Alex Brea and Stone are 6-5 on the year, while Alex Pavkovich and Bargeron have four victories.
Scouting Georgia Southern
The Eagles have won their past two matches both in 4-3 fashion against Troy and most recently Mercer. GS has been a tough out at home with an 8-1 mark. Antonio Muniz leads the team with a 13-7 mark in singles action. Murphy McCullough and Pascal Wagemaker each have 11 victories. GS is 72-50 this season in singles competition. Georgia Southern is 26-29 overall in doubles with Muniz/McCullough boasting a 7-5 record.
Scouting Coastal Carolina
The Chanticleers won their last two matches against Georgia State (4-0) and Georgia Southern in their most recent matchup on April 7. CCU boasts a 7-1 record at home this season. Daiki Tanabe leads the team in singles with a 13-3 record, while Gonzalo Anchodo is 12-8 on the season. The pair leads four players with at least 10 victories. In doubles, Zak Talik and Joel Popov are 9-9, while Lawrence Perrin and Luiz Faria are 7-3.
Scouting Davidson
The Wildcats are on a four-match skid but three of those losses were by one point. Sam Kavarana and Brooks Green lead the team with 12 singles win apiece. Douglas MacIntosh/Camden Mazzoni has a team-high nine wins in doubles play while Alexander Loope/Matthew Rose has the best winning percentage on the team at .778 with a 7-2 record.
What's Next
Appalachian will await its opponent and seeding at the Sun Belt Tournament, which takes place next week in Peachtree City, Ga.
