Tennis
Women’s Tennis: Keeping tabs on Tai
On a cool and overcast Friday afternoon, junior Tai Martin once again found herself playing the game she loves in a home match against Davidson. “Three dribbles before I serve and two leg slaps before I return,” Martin said about her favorite rituals. However, these gestures are more second nature than superstition for a player […]
Charlotte 49ers women’s tennis drops match
The Charlotte 49ers (5-10) hosted the East Carolina Pirates (12-6) on Monday, March 26. A match that could have gone either way ended up in the hands of the Pirates due to a poor performance in singles. Of the top six seeds in action, only one Charlotte 49er came up victorious in their singles match. Charlotte’s […]
Men’s tennis with clean sweep
The Niner’s men’s tennis team swept through their weekend matches in dominant fashion, collecting eight singles wins and four doubles wins in their double header vs Presbyterian and Georgia Southern at Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex. In the first match versus Georgia Southern, Luca Keist and Benjamin Wayand lost to Diego Finkelstein and Eddie Landin, 6-2. This […]
Charlotte claims win over Clemson
Charlotte 49ers (3-2) defeated the Clemson Tigers(1-1) at Lifetime Fitness in South Charlotte. Niners took four singles matches to win 4-3, including a nail-biting win from Benjamin Wayand. Clemson showed up for the doubles matches where they won two point behind two duos: Alex Favrot and Simon Baudry as well as Sam Edwards and Yizhou […]
Charlotte swept through in double header
Charlotte was defeated by Tennessee in a double header taking losses in both matches of the season-opener. The 49ers won the doubles point in the first set but that would be their only win of the day. Tennessee went ahead to win the first match 6-1 and second 7-0. The Niners shined in the first […]
Distance makes the bonds grow stronger
There is a love-hate relationship between students and the college experience. There’s love for the freedom, the people you meet, the opportunities that open up; and a hate for the busy schedules, the constant homework and missing family. After moving out of the house as a freshman, some students choose to only see their families […]
Josh Aubrey: Serving up success
Josh Aubrey, a senior captain for the Charlotte 49ers’ men’s tennis team, is used to success. During his high school tennis career, Aubrey lettered all four years at Chapel Hill High School (Douglasville, Georgia) where he helped his team win a regional championship during his freshman year in 2009. At the time, Aubrey was ranked […]
Advantage Charlotte
Tennis is a year-round affair, putting its players to work in the fall continuing through the spring. The women’s tennis team has been practicing and perfecting their game for the past few weeks and finally will see some action as tournament play begins. The 49ers are coming off a 10-10 2015-16 season. Last season two […]
New coach? No problem. Jeremy Feldman has eyes set on winning
Sweat beading down his face and sprinting from court to court with a neon stringed racket. This is likely the scene during a Jeremy Feldman tennis practice. Feldman, newly hired men’s tennis coach for the Charlotte 49ers, can often be found and heard at practice working just as hard as the boys that he’s coaching. “Motivated […]
49ers drop first round C-USA matchup
The No. 11 seed Charlotte 49ers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first round of the Conference USA tournament but ultimately fell to No. 6 seed Louisiana Tech, 4-2. Charlotte gained their first point after Victoria Pahlett/Tai Martin and Tyler Baker/Macy Vonderschmidt toppled their competition in doubles. Vonderschmidt carried her momentum into the […]
Caroline Price: Priceless
Every NBA season before Caroline Price’s sixth birthday, she travelled with her father Mark Price across the country as he finished his honored basketball career. From Cleveland to Washington D.C. to San Francisco to Atlanta, basketball surrounded Caroline at a young age. She was in-and-out of NBA arenas and perhaps expected to follow in her […]
Victoria Pahlett: Victorious
Just over two years have passed since Victoria Pahlett boarded a plane from Sweden bound for Charlotte. Looking back, she has zero regrets. Earlier in her career, the recognized Swede ranked among the top 10 juniors in her age group nationally and earned a top 40 ranking in the seniors category across Sweden. Pahlett held numerous […]
49ers men’s tennis falls in final regular season matchup
The Charlotte 49ers men’s tennis team claimed two singles wins and two doubles win but ultimately fell to the College of Charleston, 4-3 in their final regular season match. “Losing a 4-3 match is never easy,” head coach Jesse Tarr said. “I am really proud of the guys. They left it all on the court and […]
49ers end regular season on winning ways
The Charlotte 49ers women’s tennis team defeated Wofford on the road to claim their fifth consecutive victory to cap off the regular season. Four straight singles wins propelled the 49ers to a 4-1 triumph after falling behind 1-0 in doubles play. “We had a great focus in singles after some tough doubles matches,” head coach […]
