Chanticleers Power Past Eagles on Saturday

Saturday, April 9

Conway, S.C.

Noon ET

Coastal Carolina University

Georgia Southern

Diego Giraldo - action vs. CofC spring 2021

Photo by: CCU Photography

4/9/2022 4:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – On Saturday afternoon, the Coastal Carolina men's tennis team wrapped up their regular season schedule with a Sun Belt Conference showdown against Georgia Southern at the Stevens Tennis Complex. In the end, the Chants claimed a 4-0 shutout win over the visiting Eagles.

In doubles action, the Chants took control early by picking up a pair of wins, as Niccolo Rossi and Bastien Huon cruised to a 6-1 victory on court two. Federico Garnier and Daiki Tanabe notched a win by the same score on court three, which gave CCU an early 1-0 match lead.

During singles play, the men in teal maintained the momentum as Rossi rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win on court five, followed by Tanabe's 6-2, 7-5 victory on court four, which built a 3-0 advantage for the Chants.

Diego Giraldo clinched the overall match victory for CCU with a strong 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph on court three.

Next up for Coastal Carolina (10-10, 3-3 SBC) is the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championship Tournament in Peachtree City, Georgia, on Thursday, April 14.

Doubles

Steve Mundt/Diego Giraldo (CCU) vs Alexandros Roumpis/Valentin Dun (GS) 3-2, Unfinished
Niccolo Rossi/Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Tao Castillo/Alex Suk (GS) 6-1
Federico Garnier/Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Pol del Castillo/Jacob Mitchell 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2

Singles

Bastien Huon (CCU) vs. Pol del Castillo (GS) 6-4, 3-6, 1-1, Unfinished
Federico Garnier (CCU) vs. Alexandros Roumpis (GS) 7-5, 6-6, Unfinished
Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Tao Castillo (GS) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Dimitris Paliouras (GS) 6-2, 7-5
Niccolo Rossi (CCU) def. Valentin Dun (GS) 6-1, 6-2
Steve Mundt (CCU) vs. Laurent Julia Calac (GS) 7-6 (7-4), 4-3, Unfinished

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3

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