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Radford, Va. – The USC Upstate men's tennis team saw its season come to an end on Thursday as the eighth-seeded Spartans fell 4-0 to the No. 1 seed Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the Big South Men's Tennis Championship at the Radford Tennis Complex.

USC Upstate's season ends with a 3-17 overall record while Gardner-Webb improves to 13-7 on the season.

DOUBLES
The Runnin' Bulldogs captured the doubles point and led 1-0 over the Spartans after winning the No. 2 and No. 3 matches by scores of 6-4 and 6-3.

The No. 1 match featuring Ankush Arora and Fernando Bernardes went unfinished.

SINGLES
Gardner-Webb followed by winning three singles matches to capture the contest 4-0. The Runnin' Bulldogs won the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 matches.

Arora (No. 1), Bernardes (No. 2) and Frederick Sydow (No. 4) all saw their matches go unfinished.

COACH'S QUOTE
"I was just really proud of the guys going out and competing today. This team has been through a lot this year and sometimes when you have this kind of year all you can do is keep showing up and give it everything you have left in the tank. And to our guys' credit, they kept showing up and going hard even when we were beat up and could barely practice. We're sad to see Ankush go but he's given a lot to this program and we thank him for everything. We've got a good core group coming back next year, and with the class we're bringing in for the fall, the future is very bright for this program." – Tim McLane, head coach

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