ROCK HILL, S.C. - Winthrop men's tennis (3-5) continues dual play this week with matches Thursday and Saturday. The Eagles will host Tennessee Tech on Thurs., Mar. 8 at 12 p.m. at Rock Hill Tennis Center, then head to Elon for a road match on Sat., Mar. 10 at 12 p.m.

     

Winthrop (3-5) vs. Tennessee Tech (2-9)
Date	Thurs., Mar. 8, 12 p.m.
Location	Rock Hill Tennis Center
Live Stats	N/A
Admission	Free

     

Winthrop (3-5) at Elon (6-5)
Date	Sat., Mar. 10, 12 p.m
Location	Jimmy Powell Tennis Center
Live Stats	ElonPhoenix.com
Admission	Free

THE MATCH-UPS
Tennessee Tech is off to a 2-9 start with wins against Asheville and Lipscomb. Elon has had a 6-5 start to the season, but three of its five losses have come against Power 5 opponents, two of which were ranked in the Top 20.
 
EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS
-Winthrop is coming off two-straight 5-2 wins to open up Big South Play this past weekend over Gardner-Webb and UNC Asheville. The gutsy wins featured multiple three-set matches in singles play.

-Gabriel Dias and Josh Ryan have won four-straight matches at the No. 3 doubles position. In singles play, Dias has won three of his last four and Ryan has won three-straight matches.

-Diego Quiroz has won five of his last six singles matches at court one.

BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Gabriel Dias was named Big South Player of the Week Wednesday for the first time in his career after a 4-0 performance in crucial matches helped the Eagles open Big South play 2-0 against Gardner-Webb and Asheville. The award marks the second-straight week an Eagle player won the honor after junior Diego Quiroz earned the award on Feb. 28.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles continue Big South play next week with two back-to-back road matches, Sat., Mar. 17 at Radford and Sun., Mar. 18 at Longwood.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Mark your calendars - Winthrop is hosting the Big South Conference Championship in men's and women's tennis April 17-21. More information on match times and locations will be available at a later date.