The Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-14) play the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (17-4) in the first semifinal match of the Big South Championship at the Lexington County Tennis Complex in Lexington, S.C., this Thursday, April 17, at 11 a.m. The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (11-8) play the Longwood Lancers (7-10) in the other semifinal match on Thursday at 2 p.m. The winners of the two semifinal matches play for the Big South Championship on Friday, April 18, at 3 p.m.
 
BIG SOUTH TITLES
Presbyterian has captured three Big South Tournament titles in 2017, 2021, and 2023. PC has reached the Big South Championship match six times in the program's history: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2023.
 
The Blue Hose have won three regular-season titles in 2014, 2017, and 2023.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
David Mamalat and Daksh Prasad lead the team with seven singles wins. Evgenios Vasilakis has picked up six wins. The doubles team of Pedro Cardoso and Prasad lead the team with seven wins. The doubles duos of Mamalat / Vasilakis and Eduardo Valentin / Denim Yadav have collected four wins apiece.  

GARDNER-WEBB
The Runnin' Bulldogs enter the tournament having won six of their last seven matches, which includes a 7-0 win over Presbyterian on March 8. Eduardo Dias has won 16 matches this season. While Kim Niethammer has tallied 15 wins.   
 
UNC ASHEVILLE
The Bulldogs have won two of their last three matches, which include a 4-3 win over the Blue Hose on April 3. Freddy Murray and Tarek Erlewein are tied for the team lead with 11 wins. The doubles team of Griffin Lovern and Sai Gandepalli has posted a team-high five wins.
 
LONGWOOD
The Lancers enter the tournament having lost three of their last four matches. Longwood defeated PC, 4-3, at home in their regular-season matchup on March 28. Timeo Puech has recorded 11 dual match wins, with all the victories coming on court one. The doubles tandem of Puech and Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva has recorded a team high eight wins.