FARMVILLE, VA. - The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team fell to Longwood University (5-5) to drop to 13-7 on the season with a score of 5-2.

Joseph Withers (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap (Liberty)) and Richard Redding (Winscombe, England/Queen Elizabeth's Hospital) picked up the two wins for the Chanticleers in the loss.

The Lancers won the doubles point despite Coastal's number one team of Andy Caress (Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton) and Simon Taylor (Hampshire, England/Queen Mary's College) defeating Longwood's Carlos Garcia de Andoain and David Cardoso 8-6.

Longwood then won the next two doubles matches first the duo of Billy Heird and Brandon Lindsley beat Plamen Tzvetkov (Herts, United Kingdom/Stanborough) and Redding 8-6 while Rashko Patnikov and Mani Barajas-Alexander barely squeezed by Elliott Quibell (Derby, England/Cheam (Colorado)) and David Mellis (London, England/Goffs) 9-7.

In singles action, Garcia de Andoain beat Mellis 6-0, 7-6 in the number one position while Cardoso battled with Taylor but picked up the three set win 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.

Redding took down Patnikov in the third slot 6-4, 6-3 before Quibell fell to Lindsley 6-4, 6-0.

Withers then defeated Barajas-Alexander in a tough three set match 6-7, 6-1, 6-0 while Caress was defeated by Heird 7-5, 6-2.

The Chanticleers are back in action on Friday in Lynchburg, Va. as they take on Liberty University at 2 p.m.
 

Coastal Carolina 2 @Longwood 5
Singles
1. Garcia de Andoain (LU) def. Mellis (CC): 6-0, 7-6
2. Cardoso (LU) def. Taylor (CC)): 7-6, 6-7, 6-3
3. Redding (CC) def. Patnikov (LU: 6-4, 6-3
4. Lindsley (LU) def. Quibell (CC): 6-4, 6-0
5. Withers (CC) def. Barajas-Alexander (LU): 6-7, 6-1, 6-0
6. Heird (LU) def. Caress (CC): 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
1. Taylor/Caress (CC) def. Garcia de Andoain/Cardoso: 8-6
2. Heird/Lindsley (LU) def. Tzveltkov/Redding (CC): 8-6
3. Patnikov/Barajas-Alexander (LU) def. Quibell/Mellis (CC): 9-7