CONWAY, S.C. – On Monday afternoon, the Coastal Carolina men's tennis team clashed with The Citadel at the Lynn Stevens Tennis Complex in a doubleheader.
 
It proved to be a great day for the host Chanticleers, as they swept the visitors from Charleston, S.C. by a final tally of 7-0 in both matches.
 
Match #1 – Coastal Carolina 7, The Citadel 0
 
In doubles action, the Chants yielded just six total points across four matches to the Bulldogs.  The super senior tandem of Federico Garnier and Diego Giraldo edged Hayden Shoemake and Zvonko Bencedic 7-5.  Niccolo Rossi and Bastien Huon blanked Lucas Robins and Sebastian Kamieniecki 6-0.  The pairings of Daiki Tanabe and Carlos Berna Ruiz, as well as Neil O'Connor and Guilherme Toresan, each picked up a 6-1 victory in the No. 3 and No. 4 flights, respectively.
 
The Chants expanded their advantage to 4-0 after a trio of straight-set victories by Rossi, Toresan, and Tanabe in singles play.  Berna Ruiz and Huon added victories in the third and top flights to make a 6-0 lead for the home team.  Giraldo sealed the sweep with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 straight-set victory, evening the Chants' overall record at one win and one loss on the young season.
 
Doubles

1. Federico Garnier/Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Hayden Shoemake/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 7-5
2. Niccolo Rossi/Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Lucas Robins/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-0
3. Daiki Tanabe/Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) def. Josiah Schainblatt/Will Bush (CIT) 6-1
4. EXT: Neil O'Connor/Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Andrew Darby/Bradley Minnich (CIT) 6-1

 
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles

1. Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-3, 6-2
2. Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
3. Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-4, 6-3
4. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-2, 6-4
5. Niccolo Rossi (CCU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-0, 6-1
6. Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Andrew Darby (CIT) 6-1, 6-1

 
Order of finish: 5, 6, 4, 3, 1, 2
 
Match #2 – Coastal Carolina 7, The Citadel 0
 
The Chants continued to catch fire in the afternoon tilt, beginning with doubles as they held the Bulldogs to five total points in four matches.  O'Connor and Toresan, along with Berna Ruiz and Tanabe each picked up 6-0 wins over Schainblatt and Bush, and Darby and Minnich, respectively.  On the second court, Garnier and Giraldo powered past Robins and Kamieniecki 6-1, while Rossi and Huon held off Shoemake and Bencedic 6-4.
 
In singles action, the Chants notched straight-set victories in five of the six flights.  In the final contest of the evening, Garnier rallied from one set down to win a barn burner over Zvonko Bencedic 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the second flight.
 
The Chants improve to 2-1 overall on the campaign and will return to action on Friday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. ET in a road match against South Carolina State.
 
Doubles

1. Niccolo Rossi/Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Hayden Shoemake/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 6-4
2. Federico Garnier/Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Lucas Robins/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-1
3. Neil O'Connor/Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Josiah Schainblatt/Will Bush (CIT) 6-0
4. EXT: Carlos Berna Ruiz/Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Andrew Darby/Bradley Minnich (CIT) 6-0

 
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles

1. Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-2, 6-4
2. Federico Garnier (CCU) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-1, 6-4
4. Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 7-5, 6-4
5. Neil O'Connor (CCU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Niccolo Rossi (CCU) def. Bradley Minnich (CIT) 6-1, 6-0

 
Order of finish: 3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2