CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-8) begin a stretch of four straight non-conference matches against the Emmanuel College Lions (3-6) at the Templeton Tennis Courts on Saturday, March 11 at 2 p.m.
 
Presbyterian enters the match having won five of their last seven matches.
 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY AWARD
This week, Javier Matos was named Big South Co-Player of the Week and Denim Yadav captured his second Big South Freshman of the Week award.
 
Dusan Milanovic (January 18) and Max Benson (January 25) claimed the first two Big South Player of the Week awards handed out this season.
 
Earlier this season, Yadav (February 22) garnered his first Big South Freshman of the Week award and David Mamalat (January 25) received the award as well.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The doubles team of Benson and Milanovic is ranked No. 39 in the ITA doubles rankings. Milanovic is ranked No. 64 in the ITA singles rankings.
 
SPRING SEASON RESULTS
This season in singles play, Milanovic has a 10-2 record at number one singles. Matos has won six straight matches giving him nine wins this season. Benson has tallied eight wins this spring. Sebastian Dominguez has recorded six wins. Yadav has won two straight matches giving him four wins this season.
 
Presbyterian has captured the doubles point in eight of their last ten matches. The doubles tandems of Benson and Milanovic and Dominguez and Matos have each collected seven wins this season.
 
PRESEASON BIG SOUTH FAVORITE
The Blue Hose were picked first in the preseason Big South Coaches' Poll.  
 
EMMANUEL
The Lions enter Saturday's match on a six-match losing streak. PC defeated Emmanuel on the road, 7-0, in their previous match on January 28, 2022. The Blue Hose captured the doubles point and swept the six singles matches with five of the six wins coming in straight sets in that match.
 
Dorian Verrue leads the Lions with four wins playing at number one singles. The doubles tandem of Hassan Badran and Parv Nagy have posted seven wins this season playing at number two or three doubles.