The Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-9, Big South: 4-1), who shared the Big South regular-season title, face Campbell in the semifinals of the Big South Championship at the Marion Diehl Tennis Center in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, April 21 at 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb and Radford play in the other semifinal match. The winners advance to the Big South Championship match on Saturday, April 22 at 3 p.m.
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Presbyterian, Campbell, and Gardner-Webb finished in a three-way tie for first place so they all shared the league's regular-season title.
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The Blue Hose enter the Championship on a six-match winning streak.
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BIG SOUTH TITLES
This season, Presbyterian claimed a share of the program's third Big South regular-season title. The Blue Hose won regular-season titles in 2014, 2017, and 2023.
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Presbyterian has captured two Big South Tournament titles in 2017 and 2021. PC has reached the Big South Championship match five times in the program's history: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2021.
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BIG SOUTH WEEKLY AWARD
On April 5,
Max Benson was named Big South Player of the Week and
David Mamalat claimed Big South Freshman of the Week honors. This marked the third time this season that Presbyterian has captured the Big South Player and Freshman of the Week awards in the same week. On January 25, Benson was Big South Player of the Week and Mamalat claimed Freshman of the Week honors. On March 8,Â
Javier Matos was Big South Co-Player of the Week andÂ
Denim Yadav was the Freshman of the Week.
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On January 19,Â
Dusan Milanovic was selected as the Big South Player of the Week.
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Yadav (February 22, March 8, March 29, and April 19) has claimed four Big South Freshman of the Week awards. Mamalat (January 25, March 22, and April 5) has garnered Big South Freshman of the Week honors three times.Â
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NATIONAL RANKINGS
The doubles team of Benson and Milanovic is ranked No. 53 in the ITA doubles rankings. Milanovic is ranked No. 63 in the ITA singles rankings.
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BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
This season in singles play, Milanovic, who has won ten straight matches, has a 17-2 record at number one singles. Matos has won 13 straight matches giving him 16 wins. Benson has tallied 12 wins this spring. Yadav, who has won five straight matches, has ten wins while
Sebastian Dominguez has collected nine wins. Mamalat enters the Championships on a six-match winning streak giving him seven wins this season.
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Presbyterian has captured the doubles point 16 times this season. The doubles tandem Benson and Milanovic lead the team with 12 wins. The doubles duos of Dominguez and Matos have collected 11 wins.
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CAMPBELL
The Camels enter the tournament with a 14-6 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the Big South. PC defeated Campbell, 4-3, in their regular season match at the Templeton Tennis Courts on March 4.
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Benjamin Maes leads the Camels with 15 singles wins playing primarily at number four singles. The doubles duo of Maes and Damien Nezar lead the team with 13 wins playing at number two doubles.
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GARDNER-WEBB
The Runnin' Bulldogs are 15-6 overall and 4-1 in the Big South. Gardner-Webb defeated Presbyterian, 5-2, in their regular-season match at the Templeton Tennis Courts on March 5.
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Eduardo Dias leads Gardner-Webb with 16 wins all at number one singles. The doubles team of Chrisjan Van Wyk and Dias leads the team with 15 wins with 13 of those wins coming at number one doubles.
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RADFORD
The Highlanders are 9-9 overall and 2-3 in the Big South Conference. The Blue Hose defeated Radford, 6-1, in their regular season match on the road on April 4.
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Demis Taramonlis and Aditya Balsekar are tied for the team lead with 10 wins apiece. Raptis Konstantinos and Taramonlis lead the team with 12 wins all at number one doubles.
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