Box Score ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team fell 4-1 to the No. 13 UCF Knights on Friday evening in Orange County, Fla.
- The Knights secured the doubles point with wins on courts No. 1 and 2.
- In singles play, UCF extended its lead with straight-set victories at the No. 3 and No. 1 positions to make the score 3-0.
- Freshman Curzio Manucci earned Coastal Carolina's lone win, defeating his opponent 7-5, 6-2 on court No. 4.
- UCF's Emilio Sanchez sealed the match with a 7-5, 7-5 victory on court No. 5.
- The Chanticleers will return to action on March 9 against the Stetson Hatters at noon ET.
Results
Doubles
1. Yassine Dlimi/Emilio Sanchez (UCF) def.
Christopher Norlin/
Iannis Fernandes (CCU) - 6-4
2. Paul Colin/Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) def. Gonzalez Balmaceda/
Jack Dixon (CCU) - 6-1
3. Luca Hotze/Simeon Terziev (UCF) vs.
Rivers Cahill/
Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) - 5-6, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles
1. Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def.
Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) - 7-5, 6-1
2. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) vs.
Christopher Norlin (CCU) - 6-2, 5-7, unfinished
3. Paul Colin (UCF) def.
Jack Dixon (CCU) - 6-1, 6-3
4.
Curzio Manucci (CCU) def. Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) - 7-5, 6-2
5. Emilio Sanchez (UCF) def. Emiliano Gonzalez (CCU) - 7-5, 7-5
6. Luca Hotze (UCF) vs.
Iannis Fernandes (CCU) - 3-6, 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
Order of finish: 3, 1, 4, 5
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