PC Men's Tennis Set for Pair of Weekend Matches

CLINTON, S.C. – As it nears the beginning of Big South play, the Presbyterian College men's tennis team has a pair of non-conference matches on its slate this weekend. The Blue Hose welcome Appalachian State to Clinton on Friday, then travel down to Columbia to face 15th-ranked South Carolina on Saturday.

MATCHDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian College (2-6) vs Appalachian St (1-5)
TIME: Friday, February 21 – 1 pm
LOCATION: Templeton Tennis Courts (Clinton, S.C.)

MATCHDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian College at #15 South Carolina
TIME: Saturday, February 22 – 11 am
LOCATION: Carolina Tennis Center (Columbia, S.C.)
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast

THE OPPONENTS
- After winning their opener, the Mountaineers arrive in Clinton on a five-match losing streak.
- PC owns a 4-3 edge over App State in its DI history. The Blue Hose edged the Mountaineers 4-3 in Clinton two seasons ago, the most recent meeting between the two programs.
- South Carolina is 6-3 on the season and enters the weekend ranked 15th in the latest ITA rankings. The Gamecocks feature three singles players and two doubles teams ranked in the top-50.
- Presbyterian is 0-3 against South Carolina in its DI history, including a loss last season in Columbia.
- Saturday marks the first nationally ranked opponent for PC this season. The Blue Hose last match against a nationally ranked team came in 2019, when they fell at #24 Georgia.

LAST TIME OUT
- The Blue Hose dropped a nail-biter to Belmont, 4-3 last Saturday.
- The doubles duo of Max Benson and Nicholas McKinney clinched the doubles point for PC with a win at No. 3, improving the duo's record to 6-0 this season.
- Oscar Alvarez won both his singles and doubles matches, and moved to 5-1 in singles action this season.
- Jaime Castillo-Lopez won his third consecutive singles match.

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Players Mentioned

Oscar Alvarez: 6' 4"; Sophomore

Max Benson: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Jaime Castillo-Lopez: 5' 11"; Senior

Nicholas McKinney: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Oscar Alvarez
: 6' 4"; Sophomore

Max Benson
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Jaime Castillo-Lopez
: 5' 11"; Senior

Nicholas McKinney
: 6' 1"; Sophomore