CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team fell to the UNCW Seahawks, 4-3, in its home opener at the Stevens Tennis Complex on Friday afternoon.
"We talked about establishing a standard as a program today before the match. We took a positive step," stated head coach
Chris Powers. "Wilmington is a top-40 team and we went toe-to-toe with them on a lot of courts and won a quality doubles point. Hopefully we can learn lessons where we struggled and build off our success. College of Charleston is a huge test on the road Tuesday."
- Coastal claimed the doubles point with wins on courts No. 1 and 3.
- The Seahawks rallied from behind, winning the first four singles matches to secure the victory.
- Christopher Norlin and Emiliano Gonzalez Balmaceda secured singles wins on courts No. 4 and 6, marking their first victories for the Men in Teal.
Results:
Doubles:
1.
Iannis Fernandes /
Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Harold Huens / Lukas Steffen (UNCW) - 7-5
2. Alex de Gabriele / Joseph Wayand (UNCW) vs.
Jack Dixon /
Eric Tripathi (CCU) - 6-5 (unfinished)
3.
Rivers Cahill / Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) def. Jordi Domenech / Trey Mallory (UNCW) - 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2 (unfinished)
Singles:
1. Harold Huens (UNCW) def.
Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) - 6-1, 6-2
2. Sam Nicholson (UNCW) def.
Curzio Manucci (CCU) - 6-2, 6-2
3. Joseph Wayand (UNCW) def.
Jack Dixon (CCU) - 6-4, 6-3
4.
Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Alex de Gabriele (UNCW) - 6-2, 6-4
5. Lukas Steffen (UNCW) def.
Eric Tripathi (CCU) - 6-3, 6-1
6. Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) def. Trey Mallory (UNCW) - 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6
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