CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team secured its first victory of the 2024 spring season today in dominating fashion, defeating the Francis Marion Patriots 7-0 at the Stevens Tennis Complex. 

CCU dominated in both singles and doubles play, taking all three doubles matches and each singles match in straight sets. Fresh off the highest-ranked doubles victory in program history, seniors Carlos Berna Ruiz and Lucas Wayenburg continued their perfect run of form with another doubles win, besting Francis Marion's Martin Barbera and Leonel Gonzalez 7-5.  

Senior Ryuya Ata surrendered just one point in his singles matchup with the Patriots' Harri Lloyd-Evans in a straight-set, 6-0, 6-1 victory. 

Up next, the Chants face their first road test of the new season, as they travel to Wilmington, N.C. to face the UNC Wilmington Seahawks on Fri, Feb. 2 starting at 1 P.M. ET. 

Singles: 

Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) def. Martin Barbera (FMU) 7-6, 6-4 

Ryuya Ata (CCU) def. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) 6-0, 6-1 

Maj Tomac (CCU) def. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) 6-2, 6-4 

Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 6-2, 6-4 

Jesus Garcia (CCU) def. Ben Scott (FMU) 6-2, 6-3 

Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) def. Alex Mirkov (FMU) 6-2, 6-1 

Doubles: 

Carlos Berna Ruiz/Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) def. Martin Barbera/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) 7-5 

Ryuya Ata/Maj Tomac (CCU) def. Austin Vienna/Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 6-3 

Guilherme Toresan/Jesus Garcia (CCU) vs. Harri Lloyd Evans/Ben Scott (FMU) 5-5 (DNF)  

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