Friday, April 15
Charlottesville, Va.
10:00 a.m.
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Davidson Set for A-10 Men's Tennis Championship
4/12/2016 10:56:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
2016 Statistics
A-10 Bracket (pdf)
2016 A-10 Men's Tennis Championship Central
DavidsonPhotos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson men's tennis team gears up for the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship starting Thursday, April 14, in Charrlottesville, Va., at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
The Wildcats (11-9, 4-1 A-10) earned the fourth overall seed and last opening-round bye out of 12 teams. They will be seeking the program's first-ever A-10 Tournament title after capturing the Southern Conference title nine times.
After falling in their league opener vs. Richmond, the 'Cats ran off four straight wins against Duquesne, Saint Joseph's, Dayton and George Mason. It was the second year in a row they went 4-1 in A-10 action.
With its first round bye, Davidson will get the winner of fifth-seeded Dayton or 12th-seeded La Salle in the quarterfinals on Friday at 10 a.m. The Flyers finished 14-7 and 5-1 in A-10 play on the season, while the Explorers went winless at 0-16 during the season.
If the Wildcats advance, they would take on the winner of VCU, the top seed, and either George Mason or Saint Louis, Saturday in the semifinals at 10 a.m.
All matches can be followed by clicking the link above on A-10 Men's Tennis Championship Central.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting
Should the Wildcats face Dayton, it would be the second time this year and only the second all-time. They pulled out a down to the wire match at home, 4-3, earlier this year. The match came down to singles play and Davidson earned wins at four of the six positions to pick up the win.
Davidson and La Salle would be facing each other for the first time.
A-10 Tournament History
The Wildcats are making their second appearance in the A-10 Tournament. In last year's first-ever appearance they dropped a tough 4-3 decision to George Mason in the quarerfinals.
During Davidson's run in the Southern Conference, it had a 12-14 tournament record that dated back to 1988. The Wildcats won the tournament nine times, collecting titles back in 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1973.
As for the A-10 Tournament, George Washington has claimed the title in four of the past five years, including winning a 4-2 decision over VCU last year in the championship match for the second straight season.
Scouting the Wildcat Men- Quick Hits
• For the second year in a row, and third time in the past four years, Davidson reached the double-digit mark in wins as it finished the regular season with 11.
• It is the fifth time under head coach Drew Barrett the 'Cats have hit the double-figure mark in wins.
• Coach Barrett is in his 10th season guiding the program and has 132 career wins, including 92 at Davidson.
• Davidson ran off a season-best five-match win streak, four of them coming against A-10 foes.
• The roster features a pair of seniors and four juniors to go with four sophomores, all who see action in the starting lineup.
• Davidson collected six of its 11 wins at home, while going 4-4 on the road and 1-0 in neutral site matches.
• The 'Cats as a team earned an outstanding 63 singles wins during the regular season, going 63-52 with a solid 18-8 record in A-10 matches.
• Four of the six singles positions collected over 10 wins each, with the No. 2 slot earning 13 victories.
• The sophomore quartet of Shamael Chaudhry, David Hager, Artem Khrapko and Jack Riazzi went a combined 46-30 in singles play.
• They came in ranked 10th in the nation in the top-25 mid-major rankings of tennisrecruiting.net for incoming freshmen classes in 2015.
• Riazzi and Hager are tied for the team lead with 13 wins, while Khrapko follows with 11.
• Chaudhry was named A-10 Player of the Week, March 22.
• The pair of Hager and Riazzi each rattled off five-match singles win streaks this year.
• Hager closed the regular season winning his last three matches, while Riazzi is 8-2 in this past 10 matches.
• The two seniors, Evan Watkins and Alex Howard, are 5-7 in doubles this year, going 4-4 at No. 2.
• Davidson's doubles teams collected 25 wins in the regular season and went 6-5 in league matches.
• The duo of Chaudhry and J.B. Gough have a team-best record of 7-5, playing mainly at No. 1.
• The team of Hager and Riazzi are 5-4, while Khrapko and Zapatero have gone 5-6.
A-10 Bracket (pdf)
2016 A-10 Men's Tennis Championship Central
DavidsonPhotos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson men's tennis team gears up for the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship starting Thursday, April 14, in Charrlottesville, Va., at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
The Wildcats (11-9, 4-1 A-10) earned the fourth overall seed and last opening-round bye out of 12 teams. They will be seeking the program's first-ever A-10 Tournament title after capturing the Southern Conference title nine times.
After falling in their league opener vs. Richmond, the 'Cats ran off four straight wins against Duquesne, Saint Joseph's, Dayton and George Mason. It was the second year in a row they went 4-1 in A-10 action.
With its first round bye, Davidson will get the winner of fifth-seeded Dayton or 12th-seeded La Salle in the quarterfinals on Friday at 10 a.m. The Flyers finished 14-7 and 5-1 in A-10 play on the season, while the Explorers went winless at 0-16 during the season.
If the Wildcats advance, they would take on the winner of VCU, the top seed, and either George Mason or Saint Louis, Saturday in the semifinals at 10 a.m.
All matches can be followed by clicking the link above on A-10 Men's Tennis Championship Central.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting
Should the Wildcats face Dayton, it would be the second time this year and only the second all-time. They pulled out a down to the wire match at home, 4-3, earlier this year. The match came down to singles play and Davidson earned wins at four of the six positions to pick up the win.
Davidson and La Salle would be facing each other for the first time.
A-10 Tournament History
The Wildcats are making their second appearance in the A-10 Tournament. In last year's first-ever appearance they dropped a tough 4-3 decision to George Mason in the quarerfinals.
During Davidson's run in the Southern Conference, it had a 12-14 tournament record that dated back to 1988. The Wildcats won the tournament nine times, collecting titles back in 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1973.
As for the A-10 Tournament, George Washington has claimed the title in four of the past five years, including winning a 4-2 decision over VCU last year in the championship match for the second straight season.
Scouting the Wildcat Men- Quick Hits
• For the second year in a row, and third time in the past four years, Davidson reached the double-digit mark in wins as it finished the regular season with 11.
• It is the fifth time under head coach Drew Barrett the 'Cats have hit the double-figure mark in wins.
• Coach Barrett is in his 10th season guiding the program and has 132 career wins, including 92 at Davidson.
• Davidson ran off a season-best five-match win streak, four of them coming against A-10 foes.
• The roster features a pair of seniors and four juniors to go with four sophomores, all who see action in the starting lineup.
• Davidson collected six of its 11 wins at home, while going 4-4 on the road and 1-0 in neutral site matches.
• The 'Cats as a team earned an outstanding 63 singles wins during the regular season, going 63-52 with a solid 18-8 record in A-10 matches.
• Four of the six singles positions collected over 10 wins each, with the No. 2 slot earning 13 victories.
• The sophomore quartet of Shamael Chaudhry, David Hager, Artem Khrapko and Jack Riazzi went a combined 46-30 in singles play.
• They came in ranked 10th in the nation in the top-25 mid-major rankings of tennisrecruiting.net for incoming freshmen classes in 2015.
• Riazzi and Hager are tied for the team lead with 13 wins, while Khrapko follows with 11.
• Chaudhry was named A-10 Player of the Week, March 22.
• The pair of Hager and Riazzi each rattled off five-match singles win streaks this year.
• Hager closed the regular season winning his last three matches, while Riazzi is 8-2 in this past 10 matches.
• The two seniors, Evan Watkins and Alex Howard, are 5-7 in doubles this year, going 4-4 at No. 2.
• Davidson's doubles teams collected 25 wins in the regular season and went 6-5 in league matches.
• The duo of Chaudhry and J.B. Gough have a team-best record of 7-5, playing mainly at No. 1.
• The team of Hager and Riazzi are 5-4, while Khrapko and Zapatero have gone 5-6.
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