JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team had its current winning streak snapped at three consecutive wins on Tuesday, as the Chanticleers fell on the road at North Florida 4-0 in the first of two road matches in the Sunshine State this week.
The Chanticleers found themselves down 1-0 early in the match, as the Ospreys edged the visitors in doubles play with wins on courts No. 1 and 3, while the match on court No. 2 was deadlocked at 6-6.
North Florida's Jonas Hartenstein and Rodrigo Crespo defeated Coastal's
Carlos Berna Ruiz and
Maj Tomac 6-1 on court No. 1, while the Chants' team of
Guilherme Toresan and
Neil O'Connor were edged 7-5 on court No. 3 by the UNF duo of Andreas Scott and Breno Marques to give the home team a 1-0 lead.
In singles play, the Chants'
Lucas Wayenburg fell in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 on court No. 2 to Crespo, while O'Connor suffered a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Scott on court No. 6 to drop the Chants behind in the match at 3-0.
UNF's Hartenstein ended the match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Berna Ruiz on court No. 1 to give the Ospreys the 4-0 match win.
When the match was decided, three bouts were tight and would go unfinished.
UNF's Marques led
Guilherme Toresan 6-3, 5-6 on court No. 5, while like Toresan, Tomac was mounting a second-set comeback and trailed Bruno Vietri 6-4, 5-6 on court No. 3.
On court No. 4, North Florida's Matt Carroll held off CCU's
Ryuya Ata 7-6 (7-3) in the first set and had a slight 3-2 advantage in the second set when the match ended.
The Chanticleers (8-3) will turn around to face off with the Stetson Hatters in DeLand, Fla., tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET.
North Florida 4, Coastal Carolina 0
Doubles
1. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def.
Maj Tomac/
Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) – 6-1
2. Matt Carroll/Bruno Vietri (UNF) def.
Steve Mundt/
Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) – 6-6, unfinished
3. Andreas Scott/Breno Marques (UNF) vs.
Neil O'Connor/
Guilherme Toresan (CCU) – 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 3
Singles
1. Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) def.
Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) – 6-4, 6-3
2. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) def.
Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) – 6-3, 6-1
3. Bruno Vietri (UNF) vs.
Maj Tomac (CCU) – 6-4, 5-6, unfinished
4. Matt Carroll (UNF) vs.
Ryuya Ata (CCU) – 7-6 (7-3), 3-2, unfinished
5. Breno Marques (UNF) vs.
Guilherme Toresan (CCU) – 6-3, 5-6, unfinished
6. Andreas Scott (UNF) def.
Neil O'Connor (CCU) – 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 1
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