CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team dominated against Francis Marion, earning a 6-1 win on Wednesday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
- With the win, the Chanticleers improved to 2-0 on the season.
- The Chants secured the doubles point earning wins on all three courts.
- The doubles pairing of Curzio Manucci and Eric Tripathi battled to a tiebreak win 7-6 (4) on court three to complete the doubles sweep.
- The Chants won five of the six singles matches on courts one, two, three, five, and six.
- Iannis Fernandes had a stellar singles performance winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
- Coastal returns to action on Feb. 6 as it travels to Wilmington, N.C., to face the UNCW Seahawks. The match will start at 1 p.m. ET.
Doubles
- Iannis Fernandes / Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Miguel Maia / Viktor Virághalmi (FM) – 6-3
- Rivers Cahill / Jack Dixon (CCU) def. Alexandre Frigout / Boris van Ruiten (FM) – 6-3
- Curzio Manucci / Eric Tripathi (CCU) def. Adrian Cal Guerrero / Diego Vega Espinosa (FM) – 7-6 (4)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
- Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Miguel Maia (FM) – 6-3, 7-6 (2)
- Jack Dixon (CCU) def. Viktor Virághalmi (FM) – 6-4, 6-1
- Eric Tripathi (CCU) def. Alexandre Frigout (FM) – 6-3, 6-3
- Boris Van Ruiten (FM) def. Rivers Cahill (CCU) – 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (10-4)
- Curzio Manucci (CCU) def. Koldo Zuniga (FM) – 6-4, 6-2
- Iannis Fernandes (CCU) def. Adrian Cal Guerrero (FM) – 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 2, 3, 5, 1, 4
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