BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell opens a three game non-conference stretch Tuesday, March 5 as it travels to Charleston, South Carolina for two games in as many days.
Campbell (6-4, 2-0 Big South) opens the three-game stretch against The Citadel (6-14, 0-2 Southern Conference) with first serve being set for 1:30 p.m. followed by a matchup with College of Charleston (5-5) on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday's match will be a part of a double header as the women are in action against the Cougars as well. CU concludes its three-game non-conference stretch on Sunday, March 11 as it hosts Navy in a 2:00 p.m. start time.
Campbell enters Tuesday's match coming off a 5-2 win over Longwood to improve to a perfect 2-0 in conference play and to remain atop the Big South Conference standings tied with Winthrop who holds an equal 2-0 conference record.
Against the Lancers,
Lorenz Schwab and
Dustin Werner picked up their fourth straight win as a duo with a 6-2 win at No. 1. The pair now sits at a team best 4-1 mark on the season after their win that was a part of a sweep on the doubles side.
Gerard Sola and
Jonathan O'Neal secured a 6-3 win at No. 2 while
Lukas Schaefer and
Louis Monterosso tabbed a 6-2 win at No. 3 as a pair. The match marked the first time the two joined together in doubles action resulting in a 1-0 mark in conference play.
Schaefer picked up his first conference win as he claimed a 7-6, 6-2 decision at No. 4 to clinch the third and decisive singles point for the Camels.
Two Camels have won three consecutive singles matches and sit at a perfect 2-0 in Big South play. Sola notched his third straight win with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 5 on Saturday. The Vic, Spain holds a perfect 2-0 record at No. 5 and has claimed every win over his win streak in just two sets.
Werner's win came at No. 3 with a 7-6, 6-1 win to improve his singles record to a team best 5-3 overall, 2-0 Big South mark. Over the past three matches, the Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany native has won in two sets in two out of the last three appearances.
Overall the Camels hold an 8-4 individuals mark in Big South singles play.
Lorenz Schwab leads the charge with a 2-0 conference record with wins against Gardner-Webb and Longwood. His most recent win against the Lancers came at No. 2 in a 7-5, 7-6 decision. The Dusseldorf, Germany native is tied with Werner for a team high five wins and holds a 5-4 overall record.
The Citadel has not claimed a win over a Division I opponent and is coming off a double header against East Carolina where the Pirates claimed both matches, 6-1 and 7-0. The Bulldogs most recent win came against Rose-Hulman where they claimed a 9-0 sweep.
Will Graham sports a 3-1 Southern Conference record but has a 7-9 overall mark on the year. Gavin Stewart holds an 8-8 overall mark but is undefeated in SoCon play with a 3-0 record.
College of Charleston enters Wednesday's match after winning two consecutive games with their most recent win coming against Division III opponent Washington College. The Cougars claimed a 6-1 win as Benedikt Henning claimed a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 1 after they swept doubles play. Henning holds a 6-3 mark on the season to lead the team. Only one other Cougar holds a winning record in singles play as Ksawery Pociej sports a 4-3 record.
A key probable matchup could come at No. 1 in doubles action between Campbell pair
Dustin Werner and
Lorenz Schwab and Charleston's Juan Estevarena and Benedikt Henning. The Cougar duo has not lost a point on the season and sit at a perfect 5-0 record.
After Campbell's three game non-conference slate, the Camels take a five-day break before they host the reigning Big South Conference champions on Saturday, March 11 in a rematch of last year's Big South Championship match.