Bucs to welcome both Lipscomb and Gardner-Webb

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 10, 2022) – ETSU Men’s Tennis will put its five-match winning streak to the test this weekend by welcoming Lipscomb and Gardner-Webb into town for a pair of non-conference matches. The Bucs will take on Lipscomb at 12:30 p.m. on Friday and play host to the Runnin’ Bulldogs on Sunday, March 13 at 1 p.m. Both matches are set to be played at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.

About the Bucs
ETSU enters the weekend ranked 73^rd in the latest ITA Top 75 rankings after winning its fifth consecutive match to improve to 8-4 on the campaign. Six different Buccaneers have a singles record of .500 or better, led by Juan Sebastian Zabala (Guayaquil, Ecuador) with an 8-1 record in dual matches. Zabala has done most of his damage from the No. 5 slot with a 5-1 record. As a team, the Bucs are 37-27 in singles play this spring, including the veteran competitor Frazier Rengifo (Cali, Colombia) holding a 7-3 mark on the season.

Doubles play has vastly improved for the Buccaneers as ETSU is now 19-11 in doubles matches this spring, having won nine consecutive doubles points. Rengifo and Zabala hold the best doubles record at 4-2, all coming at the No. 1 doubles slot. Dimitri Badra (Maracay, Venezuela) and Francisco Lamas (Maracay, Venezuela) are 4-0 as a tandem this season.

Beating the Bison
Lipscomb is 3-6 on the season, having dropped three consecutive matches. The Bison are 0-2 against the Southern Conference this year, dropping a 6-1 decision to Furman and a 4-3 loss to Chattanooga. Lipscomb is 0-3 this season in true road matches.

Getting to Know Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb is 8-7 on the campaign, including 3-6 in true road matches this season. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 2-0 this season against the SoCon, winning a pair of 5-2 matches over both Wofford and UNCG.

Gardner-Webb is led by Alex Lepine with a 10-3 record in singles action, followed by Eduardo Dias with a 9-3 mark in singles play. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 48-40 on the year in singles play and 20-21 in doubles action.

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