WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team took its first loss of the season, falling 2-5 to UNCW on Tuesday afternoon. With the loss, the Chanticleers move to 5-1 on the season.
- The Chants picked up the doubles point, earning wins on all three courts to take an early 1-0 lead in the match.
- UNCW claimed five singles matches to secure the team win.
- Juan Cruz Collardin earned Coastal's lone singles win of the afternoon, defeating Alexander Thompson in straight sets.
- The Chants look to bounce back Friday at home against UNC Greensboro. The match will start at 1 p.m.
Doubles
Jack Dixon / Eric Tripathi (CCU) def. William Dean / Lukas Steffan (UNCW) – 7-6
Iannis Fernandes / Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Alexander Thompson / Jordi Domenech (UNCW) – 7-5
Rivers Cahill / Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) def. Alex de Gabriele / Harry Abel (UNCW) – 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
Lukas Steffan (UNCW) def. Christopher Norlin (CCU) – 6-3, 6-2
Jordi Domenech (UNCW) def. Jack Dixon (CCU) – 6-4, 6-1
Alex de Gabriele (UNCW) def. Eric Tripathi (CCU) – 6-2, 6-1
Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) def. Alexander Thompson (UNCW) – 7-5, 6-3
Tomas Marin (UNCW) def. Curzio Manucci (CCU) – 6-2, 6-3
Brady Hussey (UNCW) def. Rivers Cahill (CCU) – 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 5, 1, 6, 2, 4
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