ANDERSON, S.C. - Anderson men's and women's tennis return home to host a pivotal South Atlantic Conference match versus Tusculum on Saturday at the AU Tennis Complex. First serve it set for 1 p.m.
MATCH SETUP
• Who - Tusculum (Men) - (13-0, 4-0 SAC)
• Who - Tusculum (Women) - (11-3, 3-1
SAC)
• When - Saturday (1 p.m.)
• Where - AU Tennis Complex
ANDERSON MEN'S OVERVIEW
• Anderson heads into Saturday's match with a 9-5 overall
record and are 6-2 in conference action.
• The Trojans dropped a, 5-4, heartbreaker to SAC powerhouse
No. 48 Wingate on Wednesday.
• The Trojans are 7-1 on their home courts.
• Senior Inaki Iriberri is 9-5 overall in singles play.
• Senior Paul Michael Calhoun and junior Juan Carracedo are
both 7-6 in singles action for the Black and Gold.
• Calhoun sports a 10-4 overall records in doubles play while
Nicolas Ascarrunz holds a 7-2 overall record in the doubles
portion.
ANDERSON WOMEN'S OVERVIEW
• Anderson is currently 10-8 overall and 5-4 in conference
play.
• No. 45 Rebecca Bruning has posted a 14-3 overall record in
singles play and a 13-4 in doubles action with partner Ivey
Welborn.
• Junior Alexandra Ebner has earned 10 wins in the singles
portion and 12 in doubles play.
• Freshman Jennifer Holcombe is looking for her 10th win in
singles play holding a 9-7 overall record.
• Sophomore Abigail Gregory is 10-8 overall in the doubles
portion.
TUSCULUM MEN'S OVERVIEW
• The Pioneers are a perfect 13-0 on the season and are
leading in two suspended matches due to rain.
• Tusculum was picked preseason No. 3 after being crowned SAC
tournament champions last season.
• In singles play, Tashique Kader and Toby de Klerk are a
combined 21-2.
• Doubles duo's Stierle and Winkelman and Dader and Seiz and
Klerk and Munoz have only lost one match apiece during the 2016
campaign.
• The Pioneers are led by first year head coach Adam
Jackson.
TUSCULUM WOMEN'S OVERVIEW
• The Pioneers are coming off of a 7-0 loss to Division I
Western Carolina on Wednesday.
• Franziska Funke has earned a 13-1 overall singles record
while teammate Erin Mills is 12-2 overall in singles action this
year.
• In doubles play, partners Kealee Heffener and Mills are 10-1
for the Pioneers and Adrieene Kaye and Emily Waters stand at
9-0.
• The Pioneers were a preseason No. 3 pick.
THE SERIES - MEN
Anderson leads 4-2 (2011-15)
- Anderson and Tusculum faced off twice in 2015 with the Pioneers
winning both matches. The most significant win over the Trojans
came in the SAC Tournament Championship match with the Pioneers
winning, 5-2.
THE SERIES - WOMEN
Anderson leads 4-3 (2011-15)
- The last time the Trojans defeated Tusculum was a, 5-2, triumph
in the 2013 SAC Tournament. The Pioneers won, 5-4, in the 2014
meeting and, 7-2, in 2015.
