CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel men's tennis team will play three matches this weekend at the Jack Adams Tennis Center, including two on Sunday, March 17.
The Bulldogs will host Radford on Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m., with Chattanooga and Marist coming to town for matches on Sunday, March 17. Sunday's Southern Conference showdown between the 'Dogs and the Mocs will get started at 10 a.m., and the Bulldogs will take on the Red Foxes at 3 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Freshman
Phillip Quinn completed a weekend sweep of his singles matchups by picking up two more wins on March 10. Despite the strong showing from the Dallas, Texas native, The Citadel men's tennis team dropped a couple of hard-fought matches at the Jack Adams Tennis Center. The Bulldogs started the day with a 6-1 loss to Richmond before dropping the second match of the day, 5-2, to Lehigh.
Quinn brings a seven-match winning streak into the weekend in singles action. He has won the last four in straight sets, including a pair of victories where he didn't give up a game.
SCOUTING RADFORD
Radford enters the weekend with a 7-2 record, including 2-2 on the road. The Red Foxes went on a five-match winning streak from Feb. 9 – 26 before a 5-2 loss at College of Charleston broke the streak on March 12. Radford bounced back the next day with a 4-3 win over Lehigh the next day. The Highlanders feature a fairly young team, including five freshmen and a sophomore. The young group is complimented by seniors
Alexandros Caldwell and
Michiel Meekers, and juniors
Rodrigo Magalhaes and
Matko Varga.
SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga is currently 9-7, but the Mocs are just 1-5 on the road. The lone road victory came back on Feb. 15, 4-3, over Lipscomb. Following that win, the Mocs rattled off four wins in a row at home, but have gone 1-3 in their last four matches. Chattanooga features just two seniors and a pair of juniors to lead four sophomores and three freshmen. The seniors include
Paul LaHue and
Pablo Llebeili, while the juniors are comprised of
Simon Bustamante and
Niklas Gerdes.
SCOUTING MARIST
Marist heads into the weekend with a 3-5 record, including 1-4 on the road and 2-1 in neutral-site matches as the Red Foxes have yet to play at home. The Red Foxes' lone win in the last five matches was a 4-0 victory at Fairfield on March 9. Marist will play Radford and College of Charleston before taking on the Bulldogs on Sunday. Marist features an experienced team that includes seniors
Max Darrington,
Carlos Moreno and
Paulo Siracusa, as well as juniors
Christopher Gladden and
Lars Schouten. The Red Foxes' roster also includes a pair of sophomores and three freshmen.
UP NEXT
The Citadel netmen will play two matches next Friday, March 22, including a Southern Conference tilt with Mercer. The 'Dogs will then host USC Sumter.
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