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Fall Tennis Begins, 'Cats Open with Davidson Invitational
9/27/2017 11:05:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson men's tennis team gears up for its Fall season this weekend when they play host to the Davidson Invitational, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, on the hard courts of the Davidson Tennis Courts.
This will be the 11th straight year the Wildcats will host their own invitational. Joining them at the invitational this weekend will be USC-Upstate, UNC Asheville, Campbell, Gardner-Webb and Queens from just down the road in Charlotte. The invitational is a points system, with points being determined based on position. The No. 1 singles position is worth 16 points and going two points down at each position to No. 8, which is worth two points. The top doubles spot is worth eight points, then going down to No. 4, which is worth two.
"The team is forward to this weekend and our first home event of the Fall," said head coach Drew Barrett, who is entering his 12th season. "We have a great group of guys returning from last season and some good young talent coming in with the addition of five first years. They all are ready to hit the courts and show what they can do. It should be a great tournament with the teams we are bringing in for the weekend."
Play begins Friday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. with doubles being played. Saturday's play begins at 9 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m.,with the last singles match starting then. The invitational wraps up on Sunday starting at 10 a.m. and concluding with a final doubles match at 1 p.m. The invite itself will be a flighted individual format with eight singles flights and four doubles flights.
Davidson's Fall season this year will have it playing in five other tournaments. After this weekend, the Wildcats will travel down to Queens for a three-day tournament, Oct. 6-8. Next up will be the USTA/ITA Regional Championship in Cary, N.C., Oct. 13-15. The 'Cats follow up with a trip to the UNCG in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 21-23 and then play in the Charlotte Invite, Oct. 27-30. The final Fall event has Davidson traveling to Winston-Salem, N.C., to take part in the Wake Forest Invite, Nov. 3-6.
Returning from last season is eight letterwinners, including five of its starters. Leading the way is Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year and all-second team pick Axel Fries, who went a team-best 18-5 in singles play that included a team season-high 12-match win streak. In addition, senior Shamael Chaudhry, a three-time A-10 All-First Team, and fellow classmate David Hager, a second team pick, return after combining for 28 singles wins. The trio led Davidson to one of its best years last season in recent history by finishing 16-8 with a 4-2 A-10 record. The 16 wins were the most in the regular season since 1994 when they had 16 as well. The 'Cats had 18 overall in 1998, earning three of those victories in the Southern Conference Tournament.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson men's tennis team gears up for its Fall season this weekend when they play host to the Davidson Invitational, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, on the hard courts of the Davidson Tennis Courts.
This will be the 11th straight year the Wildcats will host their own invitational. Joining them at the invitational this weekend will be USC-Upstate, UNC Asheville, Campbell, Gardner-Webb and Queens from just down the road in Charlotte. The invitational is a points system, with points being determined based on position. The No. 1 singles position is worth 16 points and going two points down at each position to No. 8, which is worth two points. The top doubles spot is worth eight points, then going down to No. 4, which is worth two.
"The team is forward to this weekend and our first home event of the Fall," said head coach Drew Barrett, who is entering his 12th season. "We have a great group of guys returning from last season and some good young talent coming in with the addition of five first years. They all are ready to hit the courts and show what they can do. It should be a great tournament with the teams we are bringing in for the weekend."
Play begins Friday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. with doubles being played. Saturday's play begins at 9 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m.,with the last singles match starting then. The invitational wraps up on Sunday starting at 10 a.m. and concluding with a final doubles match at 1 p.m. The invite itself will be a flighted individual format with eight singles flights and four doubles flights.
Davidson's Fall season this year will have it playing in five other tournaments. After this weekend, the Wildcats will travel down to Queens for a three-day tournament, Oct. 6-8. Next up will be the USTA/ITA Regional Championship in Cary, N.C., Oct. 13-15. The 'Cats follow up with a trip to the UNCG in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 21-23 and then play in the Charlotte Invite, Oct. 27-30. The final Fall event has Davidson traveling to Winston-Salem, N.C., to take part in the Wake Forest Invite, Nov. 3-6.
Returning from last season is eight letterwinners, including five of its starters. Leading the way is Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year and all-second team pick Axel Fries, who went a team-best 18-5 in singles play that included a team season-high 12-match win streak. In addition, senior Shamael Chaudhry, a three-time A-10 All-First Team, and fellow classmate David Hager, a second team pick, return after combining for 28 singles wins. The trio led Davidson to one of its best years last season in recent history by finishing 16-8 with a 4-2 A-10 record. The 16 wins were the most in the regular season since 1994 when they had 16 as well. The 'Cats had 18 overall in 1998, earning three of those victories in the Southern Conference Tournament.
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