CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis suffered its first loss of the spring season on Tuesday afternoon, as the Chanticleers fell to the UNCW Seahawks 5-2 in non-conference play at the Stevens Tennis Complex in Conway, S.C.
On top of the doubles point,
Maj Tomac was the lone Chanticleer to score a win in singles play, winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at the No. 6 position.
The loss drops CCU to 4-1 on the season, while with the win, UNCW improves to 2-1 on the year.
Despite the loss, the Coastal netters are still undefeated versus in-state foes at 4-0.
The Chanticleers opened up the match in a big way, as the duo of Tomac and
Ryuya Ata blanked the team of Davide Innocenti and Drew Broadstreet 6-0 at the No. 2 doubles spot for the first result of the day.
The CCU tandem of
Lucas Wayenburg and
Neil O'Connor followed with a 6-4 win over Gabe Hurtado and Trey Mallory on court No. 3 to pick up the doubles point for the home team and give the Chants an early 1-0 match lead.
However, in singles play the momentum quickly shifted to the visiting Seahawks, as UNCW's Beka Rasamatov won in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 over
Carlos Berna Ruiz on court No. 1, while Hurtado followed with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Wayenburg on court No. 4 to push UNCW in front 2-1 in the match.
UNCW continued its winning ways in singles action with straight-set wins on courts three, five, and two to secure the win.
Down 5-1 in the match, Tomac refused to give in, as he and UNCW's Alex DeGabriele battled to the third set. Tomac won set one 6-3 and bounced back from a second-set 6-3 loss to hold off DeGabriele with a 6-2 third-set win to claim the match victory and put the final score at 5-2.
The Chanticleers will look to bounce back at the College of Charleston on Friday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. ET in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
UNCW 5, Coastal Carolina 2
Doubles
1. Beka Rasamatov/Reece Falck (UNCW) vs.
Steve Mundt/
Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) – 4-3 unfinished
2.
Ryuya Ata/
Maj Tomac (CCU) def. Davide Innocenti/Drew Broadstreet (UNCW) – 6-0
3.
Neil O'Connor/
Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) def. Gabe Hurtado/Trey Mallory (UNCW) – 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. Beka Rasamatov (UNCW) def.
Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) – 6-1, 6-3
2. Reece Falck (UNCW) def.
Ryuya Ata (CCU) – 7-6, 6-3
3. Harold Huens (UNCW) def.
Guilherme Toresan (CCU) – 6-1, 6-4
4. Gabe Hurtado (UNCW) def.
Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) – 6-4, 6-1
5. Davide Innocenti (UNCW) def.
Steve Mundt (CCU) – 6-4, 6-3
6.
Maj Tomac (CCU) def. Alex DeGabriele (UNCW) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 6
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