Coastal Carolina University
ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Men's Tennis Finishes Fall Season Friday at ITA Regionals
10/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Chapel Hill, N.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team completed their fall season at the ITA Regionals at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill this week.
Simon Taylor (Hampshire, England/Queen Mary's College) became the first Coastal player under head coach Chris Powers to win his first match in the Regional Main Draw Singles. Taylor defeated Norfolk State's Miroslav Vlcek early Thursday. Taylor then fell to the 17-seed William Noblitt from NC State on Friday in the second round of the Main Draw Singles.
Joseph Withers (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap (Liberty)) defeated Charlotte's Dorian Host 6-4, 6-3 in the Qualifying Singles before being defeated by Wake Forest's Jason Morgenstern, 6-2, 6-1.
David Mellis (London, England/Goffs) got a victory against Big South opponent Quentin Gulchard from Charleston Southern 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 before he fell to Hampton's Alin Zorila-Ditoni.
Richard Redding (Winscombe, England/Queen Elizabeth's Hospital) also picked up a victory in his first match against Charleston Southern's Lee Schutte 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 before he was defeated by East Tennessee State's Daniel Isaza 6-1, 6-2.
Tristan Heinrich of UNC-Chapel Hill defeated Elliot Quibell (Derby, England/Cheam (Colorado)) 7-5, 6-2 in the second round of the Qualifying Singles. Quibell defeated Matthew Townes of Morgan State 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. Andy Caress (Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton) was defeated by Longwood's Rashko Patnikov, 6-2, 6-3.
Coastal had two teams competing in the Main Draw Doubles as Mellis and Quibell were defeated by Stefan Hardy and Chris Kearney from UNC-Chapel Hill 8-6 and Caress and Taylor fell to the No. 14-seeded Nick Cavaday and William Noblitt from NC State 6-1.
The Chanticleers finish their fall season with a 67-45 record. They finished 5-8 in the ITA Regional meet.
"There's no question we've taken a positive step this fall season and I'm pleased with our development and commitment," coach Powers commented. "Now we have to continue to build mental and physical toughness in the off season, on the track, with strength coach Gabe and on the court. We've set the bar high for the spring season, we have to continue to improve our focus and composure to achieve our goals. I'd like to see these seniors leave with no regrets, to know that they did everything in their power to finish with class and success."
