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Men's Tennis Downs Boston University, 7-0

Men's Tennis Downs Boston University, 7-0

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Coastal Carolina's men's tennis team swept Boston University 7-0 Thursday, March 13 at Prestwick Country Club. The Chanticleers (7-7) won all three doubles matches and all six singles matches in the team's third win in the last four matches.

In doubles competition, sophomores Plamen Tzvetkov (Herts, United Kingdom/Stanborough) and Ernesto Ramos (Tampico, Mexico/Instituto Andes (Jacksonville)) topped Jeff Chudacoff and Charles Weinstein 8-5 at No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Dmitry Vlaskin (Moscow, Russia/Moscow 1201) and senior David Mellis (London, England/Goffs) had an 8-1 victory over Miron Nissim and Phil DeMeo in the No. 2 slot. Freshman John Hairston (Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach) and junior Joseph Withers (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap (Liberty)) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 win over Giulio Galloratti and Daniel Frid at No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, Vlaskin downed Galloratti 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 1 slot and Ramos recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Chudacoff at No. 2 singles. Mellis defeated Weinstein 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles and Hairston got a three-set victory over Nissim 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 in the No. 4 slot. Tzvetkov earned a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Hans Sapra at the No. 5 slot, while freshman Omar El Bouzkouri (Meknes, Morocco/Schiller) came away with a 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles to complete the sweep.

Coastal Carolina returns to action Wednesday, March 19 when the Chants host No. 2 Ohio State at 9:30 a.m. The match is currently scheduled to take place at CCU's Billy Nichols Tennis Center.

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Players Mentioned

John Hairston

John Hairston

6' 0"
Freshman
FR
David Mellis

David Mellis

6' 2"
Senior
SR
Ernesto Ramos

Ernesto Ramos

6' 3"
Sophomore
SO
Plamen Tzvetkov

Plamen Tzvetkov

6' 0"
Sophomore
SO
Dmitry Vlaskin

Dmitry Vlaskin

6' 1"
Sophomore
SO
Joseph Withers

Joseph Withers

5' 11"
Junior
JR

Players Mentioned

John Hairston

John Hairston

6' 0"
Freshman
FR
David Mellis

David Mellis

6' 2"
Senior
SR
Ernesto Ramos

Ernesto Ramos

6' 3"
Sophomore
SO
Plamen Tzvetkov

Plamen Tzvetkov

6' 0"
Sophomore
SO
Dmitry Vlaskin

Dmitry Vlaskin

6' 1"
Sophomore
SO
Joseph Withers

Joseph Withers

5' 11"
Junior
JR