The Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-2) travel to the coast of North Carolina to play the UNCW Seahawks (0-2) on Friday, February 13, at 1 p.m.
A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE
Presbyterian coach
Juan Pablo Boada is in his second season at the helm of the program. Presbyterian returns three letterwinners: senior
David Mamalat and sophomores
Daksh Prasad and
Eduardo Valentin. Joining those three returners are newcomers junior
Matija Samardzic, sophomore
Gabriel Godoy, and freshmen
Thomas Anderson,
Victor Mayer, and
Dario Navarro. This fall, Mamalat and Samardzic captured the doubles title at the Big South Individual Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Conference Masters Championship. Every Blue Hose posted singles and doubles wins during the fall's tournament season.
This spring, Mamalat, Navarro, Prasad, Samardzic, and Valentin have all recorded two singles wins. The doubles tandem of Mamlat and Samardzic has tallied three wins this spring, including a win over a nationally-ranked doubles team from South Carolina last Friday.
LAST TIME OUT
Presbyterian lost to ETSU, 4-0, on the road this past Sunday. Mamalat and Samardzic recorded a 6-2 win at number one doubles.
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Presbyterian was picked to finish third in the preseason Big South coaches poll. Longwood was picked to win the Big South title in the preseason poll.
In Presbyterian's men's tennis program's history, the Blue Hose have captured three Big South regular-season titles (2014, 2017, and 2023) and three Big South Tournament titles (2017, 2021, and 2023).
SCOUTING UNCW
UNCW played in the ITA Kickoff to begin the season. The Seahawks lost to No. 4 Texas on the road at Washington in Austin, Texas, in the ITA Kickoff a couple of weeks ago. Oscar Baumgartner and Brady Hussey have each recorded a singles win this spring.
