CONWAY, S.C. – After several postponements and cancelations due to COVID-19 protocols and inclement weather, the Coastal Carolina men's tennis team finally kicked off its 2021 spring season on a windy Wednesday afternoon at the Lynn Stevens Tennis Complex. The Chants fell in their spring opener 6-1 to regional foe UNCW.

Fifth-year senior Bastien Huon picked up the Chants' lone win of the day in dramatic fashion, as he took the first set 6-3 before holding on to win the tiebreaker in the second set to take the win at 7-6. The win was his first as a Chant.

The Seahawks (1-1) took the doubles point with a win on courts No. 1 and No. 3 before rolling out to a 4-0 lead with straight-set wins at positions No. 5, 2, and 6.

Following Huon's victory, UNCW rebounded from 7-6 first-set wins on courts No. 3 and 4 to win the second sets and secure the 6-1 match win.

The Chants (0-1) will return to the court on Sunday when they will play host to Kennesaw State at noon ET.

UNCW 6, Coastal Carolina 1
Doubles Results
1. Bruno Caula/Daniel Groom (UNCW) def. Bastien Huon/ Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) - 6-4
2. Michael Copeland /Gabriel Hurtado (UNCW) vs. Diego Giraldo/Francesco Cori (CCU) - 5-2 unfinished
3. Dillon Gooch/Bekhzad Rasamatov (UNCW) def. Juan Castellanos/Guilherme Toresan (CCU) - 6-1
 
Singles Results
1. Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Bruno Caula (UNCW) – 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Davide Innocenti (UNCW) def. Diego Giraldo (CCU) – 6-3, 6-3
3. Daniel Groom (UNCW) def. Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) – 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
4. Michael Copeland (UNCW) def. Neil O'Connor (CCU) – 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
5. Gabriel Hurtado (UNCW) def. Francesco Cori (CCU) – 6-0, 6-1
6. Bekhzad Rasamatov (UNCW) def. Juan Castellanos (CCU) – 7-5, 6-0
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (5, 2, 6, 1, 3, 4)
 
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