CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team dropped its Sun Belt Conference opener to South Alabama, falling 4-1 on Friday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
- The Chanticleers secured the first doubles match on court No. 2, but the Jaguars responded with wins on Courts 1 and 3 to clinch the doubles point.
- South Alabama extended its lead to 2-0 as Harold van Raemdonck defeated reigning Sun Belt Player of the Week Curzio Manucci 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 3 spot.
- Iannis Fernandes put Coastal on the board with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory at the No. 6 spot, cutting the deficit to 2-1. However, the Jaguars sealed the match with singles wins on courts 5 and 1, securing the 4-1 victory.
- Coastal Carolina will return to action on March 16, facing Troy at 9:15 a.m.
Results
Doubles:
- Juan Accossatto / Romeo Hadzimehmedovi (USA) def. Iannis Fernandes / Christopher Norlin (CCU) - 7-5
- Jack Dixon / Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) def. Braden Hannig / Javier Montoya (USA) - 6-3
- Victor Frumholz / Harold van Raemdonck (USA) def. Rivers Cahill / Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) - 7-6 (4)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles:
- Javier Montoya (USA) def. Christopher Norlin (CCU) - 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) vs. Braden Hannig (USA) - 6-3, 2-6, 3-3 (unfinished)
- Harold van Raemdonck (USA) def. Curzio Manucci (CCU) - 6-3, 6-4
- Jack Dixon (CCU) vs. Romeo Hadzimehmedovi (USA) - 3-6, 7-5, 3-2 (unfinished)
- Juan Accossatto (USA) def. Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) - 7-5, 6-3
- Iannis Fernandes (CCU) def. Adam Bouyacoub (USA) - 7-6 (4), 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 5, 1
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