CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team fell to the Elon Phoenix 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
- The Phoenix took an early lead, winning on courts No. 1 and No. 2 to clinch the doubles point.
- The Chants leveled the score when Iannis Fernandes won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 at the no. 6 spot.
- Elon regained the lead for the second time, claiming wins on courts No. 4 and No. 1 to make the score 3-1.
- Emiliano Gonzalez Balmaceda narrowed the gap to 3-2, winning a three-set battle on court No. 5, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4.
- Elon won the final two singles matches on courts No. 2 and No. 3, both in three sets, to take the 5-2 victory.
Results
Doubles:
- Oskar Antinheimo / Veljko Krstic (EU) def. Iannis Fernandes / Christopher Norlin (CCU) - 6-3
- Jack Curtis / Rafael Ymer (EU) def. Jack Dixon / Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) – 6
- Rivers Cahill / Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) vs. Charles Pilet / Juan Sengariz (EU) - unfinished (5-4)
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles:
- Veljko Krstic (EU) def. Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) - 7-5, 7-5
- Rafael Ymer (EU) def. Christopher Norlin (CCU) - 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Oskar Antinheimo (EU) def. Jack Dixon (CCU) - 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-6)
- Charles Pilet (EU) def. Curzio Manucci (CCU) - 6-4, 6-4
- Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) def. Jack Curtis (EU) - 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
- Iannis Fernandes (CCU) def. Juan Sengariz (EU) - 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
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