CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team defeated Kennesaw State 4-3 on a cold Sunday afternoon at the Lynn Stevens Tennis Complex
Sunday's win is the Chants' first-ever win over the Owls.
"It was awesome to get a close win today. Kennesaw State played us very tough on every court. With the amount time lost due to the protocols, I don't think we are anywhere close to our potential yet," commented head coach
Chris Powers. "We have almost two weeks before we play again and we will need to make up for missed time in the gym and on the practice court."
Coastal got off to an early 1-0 lead as it captured the doubles point with a 6-4 win on court two and earned a win at the third doubles match by a score of 6-2.
CCU senior
Daiki Tanabe got Coastal added to the Chants' match lead with a hard-fought straight-sets win 7-5, 6-4 at No.5, while veteran
Gonzalo Achondo followed in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 at No.4.
To decide the match it came down to the first quarter, as CCU's
Bastien Huon overcame a second-set loss to defeat Sebastian Osorio on a service ace in the third set to take the 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 win.
The Chanticleers (1-1) will return to action versus Campbell at the Lynn Stevens Tennis Complex on Friday, March 5. The match is set for a 1 p.m. ET start time.
Coastal Carolina 4, Kennesaw State 3
Doubles Results
1. Sergio Ingles/Sebastian Osorio (KSU) def. Bastien Huon/Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) – 6-1
2. Gonzalo Achondo/Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Gaston Muhammed/Raul Garcia (KSU) – 6-4
3. Daiki Tanabe/Francesco Cori (CCU) def. Kevin Patel/Seru Tezuka (KSU) – 6-2
Singles Results
1. Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Sebastian Osorio (KSU) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
2. Sergio Ingles (KSU) def. Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) – 6-3, 6-4
3. Raul Garcia (KSU) def. Diego Giraldo (CCU) – 6-3, 6-3
4. Gonzalo Achondo (CCU) def. Kevin Patel (KSU) – 6-3, 6-4
5. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Harvey Conway (KSU) – 7-5, 6-4
6. Gaston Muhammad (KSU) def. Neil O'Connor (CCU) – 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (6, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1)
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