Friday, April 23
Peachtree City, Ga.
10 a.m. ET
Coastal Carolina University
3
vs
4
No. 5 Georgia Southern
Photo by: Sun Belt
Coastal Falls in Sun Belt Quarterfinals
4/23/2021 5:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team fell to the Georgia Southern Eagles in a 4-3 nail-biter on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Sun Belt Men's Tennis Championship in Peachtree City, Ga.
Coastal's season ends at 8-9 as the Eagles improve to 12-9 and move on to the semifinals with the win.
Georgia Southern would get on the board first as the Eagles would secure the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 to put the Eagles up 1-0. CCU's team of Juan Castellanos and Guilherme Toresan would win 6-1 at No. 3.
The Chants would tie the match at 1-1 with a win at the No. 1 singles spot from Bastien Huon as he defeated the Eagles' Pascal Wagemaker in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.
Coastal would pull ahead 2-1 with a 6-3, 7-5 win on court two from Diego Giraldo as he defeated Alexanderos Roumpis of the Eagles.
However, the Eagles would storm back to take a 3-2 lead in the match as Jonathan Morales defeated Neil O'Connor of the Chants 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 6, while Murphy McCullough of the Eagles would follow with a 7-5, 6-3 straight-set win over Pyry Hyrkkonen at No. 2.
CCU's Gonzalo Achondo would win 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 after coming back from a first set defeat on court No. 4 to tie the match up at 3-3 with one bout remaining.
The Eagles would get the final point from Valentin Dun as he held on to defeat Daiki Tanabe in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to give Georgia Southern the 4-3 match win.
No. 5 Georgia Southern 4, No. 4 Coastal Carolina 3
Doubles
Singles
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (1, 3, 6, 2, 4, 5)
For complete coverage of CCU men's tennis, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMTennis (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUSports.com.
Gallery: (4-23-2021) Men's Tennis Quarterfinals at 2021 SBC Championship
Coastal's season ends at 8-9 as the Eagles improve to 12-9 and move on to the semifinals with the win.
Georgia Southern would get on the board first as the Eagles would secure the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 to put the Eagles up 1-0. CCU's team of Juan Castellanos and Guilherme Toresan would win 6-1 at No. 3.
The Chants would tie the match at 1-1 with a win at the No. 1 singles spot from Bastien Huon as he defeated the Eagles' Pascal Wagemaker in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.
Coastal would pull ahead 2-1 with a 6-3, 7-5 win on court two from Diego Giraldo as he defeated Alexanderos Roumpis of the Eagles.
However, the Eagles would storm back to take a 3-2 lead in the match as Jonathan Morales defeated Neil O'Connor of the Chants 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 6, while Murphy McCullough of the Eagles would follow with a 7-5, 6-3 straight-set win over Pyry Hyrkkonen at No. 2.
CCU's Gonzalo Achondo would win 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 after coming back from a first set defeat on court No. 4 to tie the match up at 3-3 with one bout remaining.
The Eagles would get the final point from Valentin Dun as he held on to defeat Daiki Tanabe in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to give Georgia Southern the 4-3 match win.
No. 5 Georgia Southern 4, No. 4 Coastal Carolina 3
Doubles
- Alexandros Roumplis/Murphy McCullough (GS) def. #72 Diego Giraldo/Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) – 6-3
- Tao Castillo/Pascal Wagemaker (GS) def. Bastien Huon/Daiki Tanabe (CCU) – 6-3
- Juan Castellanos/Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Jonathan Morales/Carlos Garcia (GS) – 6-1
Singles
- Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GS) – 6-3, 6-4
- Murphy McCullough (GS) def. Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) – 7-5, 6-3
- Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) – 6-3, 7-5
- Gonzalo Achondo (CCU) def. Tao Castillo (GS) – 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
- Valentin Dun (GS) def. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Jonathan Morales (GS) def. Neil O'Connor (CCU) – 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (1, 3, 6, 2, 4, 5)
For complete coverage of CCU men's tennis, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMTennis (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUSports.com.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Pascal Wagemaker / 0 [GS]
34
#2 Singles Match
12
53
Murphy McCullough / 0 [GS]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
67
Alexandros Roumpis / 0 [GS]
35
#4 Singles Match
123
367
Tao Castillo / 0 [GS]
615
#5 Singles Match
123
464
Valentin Dun / 0 [GS]
636
#6 Singles Match
123
262
Jonathan Morales / 0 [GS]
636
Order of Finish:
1,3,6,2,4,5
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