Men’s Tennis Clipped By UNCW, 4-3

Friday, February 7

Conway, S.C.

2 p.m.

Coastal Carolina University

UNCW

2/7/2025 5:38:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

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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