CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team took an early 1-0 match lead with the doubles point but was unable to build on the lead in a 4-1 Sun Belt Conference loss at home to the Troy Trojans on Sunday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
The loss dropped CCU to 10-12 overall and 1-7 in Sun Belt play, while with the win, the Trojans moved to 17-6 overall and 4-4 in league action.
Despite the Trojans scoring a 6-1 win on court No. 1 in doubles play, the home-standing Chanticleers fought valiantly on the other two courts to pick up the doubles point.
CCU's duo of
Maj Tomac and
Guilherme Toresan downed Troy's team of Francisco Erramuspe and Mario Martinez 6-2 on court No. 2, while the tandem of
Carlos Berna Ruiz and
Ryuya Ata capped the doubles action with a 6-3 win over Vito Llianres and Noah Martens on court No. 3.
However, the Men in Teal were unable to build on the 1-0 match lead, as Toresan was forced to retire due to an injury in his singles match on court No. 3 to allow the Trojans to tie the match up at 1-1.
Troy continued its winning ways with a pair of straight-set wins on courts No. 4 and 5 to pull out in front at 3-1 with three matches still on the courts.
The next contest would end in the Trojans' favor, as a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 win on court No. 2 sealed the 4-1 win for the visitors.
When the match was decided, CCU's Berna Ruiz was up 3-6, 6-2, 2-1 on court No. 1 over Martinez, while
Steve Mundt was in a battle on court No. 6 at 2-6, 5-3 with Erramuspe.
The Chanticleers will now set their sights on the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championships held in Peachtree City, Ga., starting on Wednesday, April 19.
Troy 4, Coastal Carolina 1
Doubles
1. Carles Anton/Yeray Andres Pastor (TROY) def.
Lucas Wayenburg/
Steve Mundt (CCU) – 6-1
2.
Maj Tomac/
Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Francisco Erramuspe/Mario Martinez (TROY) – 6-2
3.
Carlos Berna Ruiz/
Ryuya Ata (CCU) def. Vito Llinares/Noah Martens (TROY) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1.
Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) vs. Mario Martinez (TROY) – 3-6, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
2. Carles Anton (Troy) def.
Maj Tomac (CCU) – 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3. Yeray Andres Pastor (Troy) def.
Guilherme Toresan (CCU) – 6-1, retired
4. Noah Martens (TROY) def.
Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) – 6-1, 6-0
5. Vito Llinares (TROY) def.
Ryuya Ata (CCU) – 6-2, 6-1
6. Francisco Erramuspe (TROY) def.
Steve Mundt (CCU) – 6-2, 3-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5, 2
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