CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team earned a 5-2 victory over the College of Charleston on Tuesday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
- With the win, the Chanticleers improved to 3-0 on the season.
- "Charleston gave us a great fight today. Coach Bruner really had them ready from the start," stated head coach Chris Powers. "We really needed this kind of match and I am very pleased how the guys handled the pressure of playing a quality opponent. It was a team win today."
- The Chants lost the doubles point before going on to win five of the six singles matches to clinch the victory.
- Coastal picked up singles wins on courts one, three, four, five, and six.
- Curzio Manucci delivered a strong performance winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 on court six to help seal the victory.
- Coastal returns to action Feb. 13 as it hosts Furman. The match will start at 1 p.m.
Doubles
- Jakub Solarski / Eddie Vo (COFC) def. Iannis Fernandes / Christopher Norlin (CCU) – 7-6 (7)
- Jack Dixon / Eric Tripathi (CCU) def. Ram Mude / Jake Smith (COFC) – 6-3
- Leon Harder / Juan Diego Rojas Mora (COFC) def. Rivers Cahill / Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) – 7-6 (4)
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
- Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Leon Harder (COFC) – 6-4, 7-6
- Jakub Solarski (COFC) def. Jack Dixon (CCU) – 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Eric Tripathi (CCU) def. Ram Mude (COFC) – 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) def. Jake Smith (COFC) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
- Rivers Cahill (CCU) def. Juan Diego Rojas Mora (COFC) – 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
- Curzio Manucci (CCU) def. Eddie Vo (COFC) – 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
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