Men’s Tennis Sweeps Campbell 4-0 - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Thursday, April 1

Conway, S.C.

3 p.m. ET

Coastal Carolina University

Campbell

Photo by: Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

4/1/2021 6:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team swept the Campbell Fighting Camels 4-0 on Thursday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex. The Chanticleers improved to 5-4 overall while the Camels fall to 0-10 overall.

The Chanticleers picked up the doubles point as the duo of Daiki Tanabe and Bastien Huon defeated the team of Gustavs Lukstins and Benjamin Maes 6-3 at the No. 2 position while the No. 1 team of Pyry Hyrkkonen and Diego Giraldo won 6-4 over the Camels' Benjamin Niv and Matthew Beecher.

In singles play, Gonzalo Achondo defeated Mikael Rodriguez 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 4 position to stake the Chanticleers to a 2-0 lead. Nationally-ranked fifth-year senior Huon, playing in the top spot, put Coastal up 3-0 with the 6-2, 6-3 victory over Niv.

The Chants' No. 3 position clinched the match as Giraldo defeated Maes in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.

The final matches went unfinished once Coastal Carolina earned the four points for the victory. At the No. 2 position, Hyrkkonen trailed Beecher 6-7, 1-3 at the time the match was decided.

At No. 5, Tanabe was leading in the second set 4-3, after winning the first set 6-4 against Noe Macquart, while Neil O'Connor was trailing in the second set 1-2 after winning the opening set 7-6 against Lukstins at the No. 6 position.

Coastal Carolina will return to action on Friday, April 2, as the Chanticleers will head to UNC Greensboro. The first serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.

Coastal Carolina 4, Campbell 0

Doubles
1.    #65 Pyry Hyrkkonen/Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Benjamin Niv/Matthew Beecher (CU) – 6-4
2.    Bastien Huon/Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Gustavs Lukstins/Benjamin Maes (CU) – 6-3
3.    Ted Williams/Noe Macquart (CU) vs. Neil O'Connor/Guilherme Toresan (CCU) – 6-5, unfinished

Singles
1.    #109 Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Benjamin Niv (CU) – 6-2, 6-3
2.    Matthew Beecher (CU) vs. Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) – 7-6, 3-1 unfinished
3.    Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Benjamin Maes (CU) – 6-2, 6-4
4.    Gonzalo Achondo (CCU) def. Mikael Rodriguez (CU) – 6-1, 6-0
5.    Daiki Tanabe (CCU) vs. Noe Macquart (CU) – 6-4, 4-3 unfinished
6.    Neil O'Connor (CCU) vs. Gustavs Lukstins (CU) – 7-6, 1-2 unfinished

Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (4, 1, 3)

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