BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team (6-3, 0-1 Big South) won its non-conference match against Gardner-Webb (2-8) 4-3 on Saturday, March 4.
The number one singles match saw sophomore
David Mellis (London, England/
Goffs) fall to Roberto
Vasques 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
CCU junior
Elliott Quibell (Derby, England/
Cheam (Colorado)) defeated Taylor
Ferrier in the second singles match 6-2, 6-3 while junior
Simon Taylor (Hampshire, England/Queen's Mary College) won the third singles match over Brad
Clinard 6-0, 6-3.
After dropping the fourth singles match, Coastal junior
Andy Caress (Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton) topped Kim Ellis 6-2, 6-3 in the fifth singles match. Senior
Brian Dowis (Yorktown, Va./York) dropped the sixth and final singles match to Kern Phillips 6-2, 6-1.
The Chanticleers claimed the doubles point by defeating all three GWU doubles teams.
At the first seed, the Chants Caress/Taylor defeated
Ferrier/Phillip 8-1. In the second doubles seeding Redding/
Quibell defeated
Clinard/Ellis 9-8 (7-2). The third doubles seed also was for Coastal as
Dowis/
Mellis downed
Vasques/
Veiga 8-3.
"This was a solid road win for the program," head coach
Chris Powers commented. "We have some big matches before spring break. Our focus is to maintain our solid doubles play and push things on the singles courts. We are getting closer to our overall potential and I'm starting to see the winning spirit we need to have a special season."
The Chants weekend travel ends in Gaffney, S.C., as CCU takes on Limestone on Sunday, March 5 at 12 p.m.
Coastal Carolina 4, Gardner-Webb 3
Singles Matches
1. Robert
Vasques (GWU) def. David
Mellis (CCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Elliott
Quibell (CCU) def. Taylor
Ferrier (GWU) 6-2, 6-3
3.
Simon Taylor (CCU) def. Brad
Clinard (GWU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Gabe
Veiga (GWU) def.
Richard Redding (CCU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
5.
Andy Caress (CCU) def. Kim Ellis (GWU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Kern Phillips (GWU) def. Brian
Dowis (CCU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Matches
1. Caress/Taylor (CCU) def.
Ferrier/Phillip (GWU) 8-1
2. Redding/
Quibell (CCU) def.
Clinard/Ellis (GWU) 9-8 (7-2)
3.
Dowis/
Mellis (CCU) def.
Vasques/
Veiga (GWU) 8-3
