CHARLESTON, S.C. – With the 2018 season almost complete, head Citadel men's tennis coach Chuck Kriese is already working towards the 2019 season as he has signed two incoming freshmen to their National Letters of Intent.

The duo includes four-star player Phillip Quinn out of Dallas, Texas, and two-star player Josiah Schainblatt from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Not only does Kriese bring in the two talented freshmen, he will also return a healthy core group of players that features all the main pieces from the 2018 season as well as the Bulldogs' top player from 2017.

"I'm very excited about the direction we are headed as a program. We have been working tirelessly to create a winning culture for the tennis program here at The Citadel, and that includes bringing everybody back from this year's team while adding Phillip and Josiah into the mix," Kriese said. "We are really proud to add Phillip and Josiah to our ranks as they are more than just two very skilled players. They will both make excellent cadet-athletes and I believe they will thrive here at The Citadel while making us even better."

Phillip Quinn
Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS)
Quinn, a four-star recruit who is ranked as high as No. 12 in the state of Texas, will come to The Citadel as one of the most touted players out of the Lone Star State. He has been a member of a team that has been ranked in the top five in the state for the last five years, including being ranked No. 1 for three of those years. During his prep career, Quinn has helped the Scots claim three state team titles and one mixed doubles state championship (Spring 2017). During his freshman campaign, Quinn helped Highland Park claim the first-ever AAAAAA state championship in University Interscholastic League (UIL) history and he was a member of the state runner-up in mixed doubles that same academic year. The Scotties also claimed the AAAAA state titles in 2016 and 2017 and finished third in 2015. Quinn will plan to major in international politics and military affairs.
 

Josiah Schainblatt
Raleight, N.C. (Millbrook HS)
Schainblatt is a two-start recruit and is ranked as high as No. 29 in the state of North Carolina. A three-time all-conference selection, Schainblatt helped his team reach the state playoffs all three years he played for his high school, including guiding the team to the semifinals during his freshman and sophomore years. As a freshman, he also earned all-region accolades in singles as well as all-state honors in doubles. Outside of tennis, Schainblatt is an active member of Millbrook's National Honors Society as well as they Math Honors Society and has earned academic all-conference plaudits. He plans to major in mechanical engineering at The Citadel.
 

The Citadel will play one final regular-season match on Wednesday, April 18, traveling to Anderson, South Carolina to take on Clemson in a make-up match against the Tigers that was rained out earlier in the season. From there, the Bulldogs will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee to take on No. 1 seed ETSU in the first round of the Southern Conference Championship on Friday, April 20. Friday's action begins at 8:30 a.m. The Bulldogs will be the No. 8 seed in the upcoming tournament.

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