PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team faced the Troy Trojans in the first round of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Men's Championship Tournament on Thursday, where the Chants dropped a 4-1 decision to the Trojans.
 
The Chants started strong in doubles action, winning two of the three matches in that portion of the contest.  Diego Giraldo and Steve Mundt defeated Christopher Tasker and Nicolas Simkin 6-2 in the top flight.  The doubles point was decided on court three, where Coastal's Federico Garnier and Daiki Tanabe edged Carles Anton and Javier Llinares by a 6-4 margin, giving CCU a 1-0 lead.
 
In singles play, the Chants battled but dropped several close matches to the Trojans.  Noah Martens defeated Tanabe 6-3, 7-6 (5-4) on court four, while Mundt fell to Tasker 7-5, 6-4 on court six.  In the third flight, Giraldo fell to Simkin 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, while Anton edged Garnier 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on court two.
 
Coastal Carolina finished the season at 10-11 overall, with a 3-3 mark in Sun Belt Conference play.
 
Doubles
1. Diego Giraldo/Steve Mundt (CCU) def. Christopher Tasker/Nicolas Simkin (TROY) 6-2
2. Noah Martens/Pelayo Antuna (TROY) def. Niccolo Rossi/Bastien Huon (CCU) 6-1
3. Federico Garnier/Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Carles Anton/Vito Llinares (TROY) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles
1. Pelayo Antuna (TROY) vs. Bastien Huon (CCU) 1-6, 6-2, 4-4, Unfinished
2. Carles Anton (TROY) def. Federico Garnier (CCU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
3. Nicolas Simkin (TROY) def. Diego Giraldo (CCU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Noah Martens (TROY) def. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) 6-3, 7-6 (5-4)
5. Vito Llinares (TROY) vs. Niccolo Rossi (CCU) 0-6, 6-3, 3-5, Unfinished
6. Christopher Tasker (TROY) def. Steve Mundt (CCU) 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 3, 2
 
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