ROCK HILL, S.C. – No. 1 seed Winthrop men's tennis (11-7, 7-0 Big South Conference) begins play in the Big South Men's Tennis Championship Monday, taking on No. 8 seed Radford at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in the first of four quarterfinal matches scheduled for the day.        

         

#1 seed Winthrop (11-7, 7-0 Big South) vs. #8 Radford (10-11, 0-7 Big South)
Date	Mon., Apr. 16, 8 a.m.
Location	Rock Hill Tennis Center
Live Stats	WinthropEagles.com (click here)
Admission	Free
Bracket	Click here to view or print

EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS
-The squad's 7-0 record is the best since the 2011 team finished the regular season 6-0 in league play and 16-6 overall. It also marks the first regular season championship for Winthrop since 2011 and the ninth overall. In the Big South, it's the first time since 2005 (also Winthrop) that both a men's and women's team of a league school have gone undefeated in conference play.

-Senior Tremayne Mitchell  has won 11 of his last 12 matches, and has climbed the ladder to play his last six matches at the No. 2 position. His team-leading 14-4 overall record (.778) is among the best in the Big South Conference and he owns a 6-1 record in league play.

-In doubles, Mitchell and Diego Quiroz are undefeated at the court one position (5-0) in league matches.

-Quiroz is 5-2 in Big South play, with three of the five victories coming in straight sets, and 9-9 overall, all at the No. 1 singles position.

-Gabriel Dias and Joshua Ryan are an undefeated 10-0 at the No. 3 doubles position, the best record in the Big South Conference, including a perfect 6-0 league record.

-Dias and Ryan are equally successful in singles play. Dias is undefeated at 6-0 in conference play, with all but one of those victories coming in a three-set battle. Ryan owns a 6-1 conference record.

UP NEXT
With a win, the Eagles would advance to the semifinals of the Big South Championship, set for Tues., Apr. 17 at 10 a.m. against the winner of No. 4 Liberty/No. 5 Longwood.
 
BIG SOUTH MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Monday, April 16 – Quarterfinals
Match 1:  No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 8 Radford, 8 a.m.
Match 2:  No. 4 Liberty vs. No. 5 Longwood, 11 a.m.
Match 3:  No. 2 Campbell vs. No. 7 UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.
Match 4:  No. 3 Presbyterian vs. No. 6 Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m.
 
Tuesday, April 17 – Semifinals
Match 5:  Match 1 winner vs. Match 3 winner, 10 a.m.
Match 6:  Match 2 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 2 p.m.
 
Wednesday, April 18 – Championship
Match 7:  Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 2 p.m.