Runnin’ Bulldogs Men’s Tennis Claims Program’s First Big South Tournament Championship

Team Advances to NCAA men’s Tennis National Championships May 15-18 in Waco, Texas

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Big South All-Conference standout and freshman newcomer Boyd Schreiber took down Trevor Gray 6-5, 6-1 at No. 6 singles to clinch the 2025 Big South Men’s Tennis Tournament Championship for Gardner-Webb over UNC Asheville on April 18 at the Lexington County Tennis Complex, the team’s first tournament championship in program history.

With the win, the Runnin’ Bulldogs received the Big South Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championships, which will take place May 15-18 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.

“I am so happy for the team, past alumni, and players who were here and for all of those that followed us on live stats,” said head coach Mike Griffith.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs picked up the coveted doubles point and did not look back, taking three straight singles to finish the match with a 4-0 defeat of the Bulldogs from Asheville, N.C.

Alex Lepine and Johan Van Wijk made quick work of Sai Gandepalli and Griffin Lovern at No.3 doubles, 6-1, before Kaua Cressoni and Numa Lemieux-Monette cruised to a 6-2 win over Tarek Erlewein and Ol Sonesson Lidholt at No.2 while giving GWU a 1-0 match lead.

Singles were no contest as Gardner-Webb picked up where it left up from the semifinal round against Presbyterian, taking three straight to leave no doubt.

Lemieux-Monette tallied a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 over Lidholt before Lepine edged the ‘Dawgs one step closer to a championship with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 win versus Clan Ingles at No. 5. Schreiber followed that up with an impressive performance at No. 6 to give Gardner-Webb the right to call itself champions.

Story courtesy of gwusports.com.

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