Match Notes

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After posting a 1-1 mark at home last weekend, the USC Upstate men's tennis team will travel to New Orleans for a battle against C-USA member Tulane Sunday.

Following Sunday's match, the Spartans will battle Nicholls State Tuesday before returning home for a pair of matches next weekend.

Spartan Volleys…

• Ramiro Blanco has won six consecutive singles matches, while Matthias Kidler has won three-straight.

• Upstate claimed a thrilling 4-3 victory over former A-Sun foe Campbell (Feb. 24).

• Ramiro Blanco claimed a pair of singles victories in Birmingham, Ala.  At singles No. 1, Blanco defeated David Zimmerman (UAB), 3-6, 7-6 (1), 10-4 and Carson Kadi (Samford), 7-5, 6-2.

• Matthias Kidler, Yvon Haessig and Tyler Grove dropped three-set matches at Samford (2/5/12).

• Ramiro Blanco was named the A-Sun Men's Tennis Player of the Week (2/1/12) after helping Upstate claim a 5-2 victory at Gardner-Webb in the Spartans' season opener (1/26/12).  He picked up his 54th career singles victory with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over GWU's Adam Knutsson-Sundblad at singles No. 2.

• The trio of Matthias Kidler, Pierre Vernin and Tyler Grove picked up their first singles victory in the Spartans win at GWU.