MURFREESBORO, N.C.- The Chowan Men's Tennis Team opens the Conference Carolinas Tennis Championship on Friday, April 26^th against the Crusaders of Belmont Abbey in the Quarterfinals.

WHEN      Friday, April 26 | 9:00am

WHERE    Sumter, S.C. (Palmetto Tennis Center)

FOLLOW  GAME DAY CENTRAL

The Hawks will kick off the 2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Championship on Friday, April 26^th in the quarterfinals against the No.3 seeded Belmont Abbey.

The semifinals and championship match of the Conference Carolinas Tournament will be Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28 respectively.

HAWKS HIGHLIGHTS
Chowan finished the regular season as the No.6 seed with a 7-12 overall record and posted a 4-5 mark in Conference Carolinas in their second season of competition.

Nicosia, Cyprus native, Edmond Aynedjian leads the team with a 14-4 record in at the No.1 singles position including a 7-2 record against Conference Carolinas opponents. Senior, Adi Kaliakperov has posted a 13-4 mark this season in singles action.

Doubles duo, Adi Kaliakperov and Louis Proulx post a 10-7 overall record at the No.2 doubles position for the Blue and White.

THEIR OPPONENT
Belmont Abbey comes into the Conference Carolians Men's Tennis Championship with a 12-13 overall record and 6-3 mark in the league.

Chowan and Belmont Abbey battled to a 4-3 decision in favor of the Hawks on March 2 on home court. Chowan took two of the three doubles to start the match with a 1-0 lead. Edmond Aynedjian, Adi Kaliakperov and Rafael D'Atri picked up singles victories to secure the win.