GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team will begin the 2026 home season with two in-state matchups, first hosting North Carolina Central (NCCU) on Saturday and then welcoming Elon on Sunday, with both matches starting at 1:00 p.m. at Piedmont Tennis Center. 

 
 
Match Info vs. North Carolina Central  
When: Saturday, Feb. 6  
Time: 1:00 p.m.    
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | Piedmont Tennis Center 
 

 
Match Info vs. Elon  
When: Sunday, Feb. 7 
Time: 1:00 p.m.    
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | Piedmont Tennis Center 
 
 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS  

• The Blue & Gold come into Saturday and Sunday's contest, 0-1 after dropping its opening spring match against No. 9 N.C. State (4-1).  

• Senior John Gabelic is two wins shy of his 100th collegiate win.  

• The Spartans competed in four tournaments in the 2025 fall season.     

• UNCG began the fall campaign by traveling to the Elon Invitational from Sept. 12-14.     

• The doubles duo of Sammy Presser and Alan Trbonja led the squad with two doubles victories over the first two days, making it to the final round of the Invitational.      

• UNCG then hosted the Spartan Fall Invitational from Sept. 19-20 at the UNCG Tennis Courts in Greensboro, North Carolina.      

• As a team, the Spartans won 20 singles matches over the three-day event.      

• UNCG took part in the Davidson Fall Invitational at Davidson Tennis Courts from Sept. 26-27. In the two-day event, Gabelic won all three matches to win his draw.     

• At the ITA Carolina Regionals, from Oct. 16 - Oct. 19, the tandem of Gabelic and William Elmers made it to the Round of 16 on Saturday before losing to South Carolina.    

• At The Southern Conference (SoCon) Masters Qualifier, Devon Moskowitz won his singles draw qualifying for the main tournament held in the spring.    

• In the Wake Forest Invitational, senior Andrew Black won his singles draw, while the Spartans captured 15 victories across the three-day event in all competitions.       

SCOUTING THE EAGLES  

• NCCU enters this match 0-2 after losing 0-4 to No. 17 Duke and 1-6 to No. 9 N.C. State.  

• Junior Antoni Pankowski was the only player that won his match against the Wolfpack on Feb. 2.  

• The Eagles won the HBCU Tennis Championship on Sept. 21, where sophomore Naresh Bharathy won his flight to help propel NCCU to the win.  

• The Eagles return seven starters from last year while adding two freshmen. 

• The last match being played on Feb. 1, 2025, where UNCG narrowly defeated the Eagles 4-3 in Greensboro.  

SCOUTING THE PHOENIX 

• Elon enters the match on Sunday 1-2 overall with its most recent match being against No. 11 Texas A&M on Jan. 21 losing 6-1.  

• Sophomore Rafael Ymer scored the only point for the Phoenix against the Aggies.  

• Elon won its opening spring match against Saint Joesph's on Jan. 10, 6-1 at Elon.  

• The Spartans have matched up twice against The Phoenix in the fall, first at the Elon Invitational and then at the Wake Forest Invitational where UNCG holds the 5-2 advantage in all matches played.  

• The last time UNCG and Elon met during the spring season was on April 10, 2024, where Elon took the win 5-2 in Greensboro.  

• Elon has won the last eight spring matches played, and UNCG has not defeated Elon since 2015.  

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The Spartans will go back on the road next week, traveling to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Chewning Tennis Center.