CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's tennis team suffered a 4-0 loss in its match against No. 64 Wichita State on Tuesday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
- Wichita State took control early, winning courts one and two to secure the doubles point.
- Iannis Fernandes and Curzio Manucci picked up the Chants lone doubles win on court three.
- The Shockers clinched the match with three straight-set victories. Rodrigo Cruz earned a win on court six, followed by Zaid Al Mashni on court two. Amir Milushev secured the deciding point with a straight-set victory on court four to seal the match for Wichita State.
- With the loss, Coastal Carolina falls to 9–6 overall, while Wichita State improves to 10–7 on the season.
- The Chants will look to bounce back against Campbell on March 22 at 3 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C.
Doubles
Roche Alcaya / Al Mashni (Wichita State) def. Dixon / Norlin (CCU) — 6–3
Worthington / Cruz (Wichita State) def. Cahill / Cruz Collardin (CCU) — 6–4
Fernandes / Manucci (CCU) def. Jacome / Bockelmann-Evans (Wichita State) — 6–4
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1)
Singles
Ilias Worthington (Wichita State) vs.
Christopher Norlin (CCU) — 7–5, 2–5, unfinished
Zaid Al Mashni (Wichita State) def.
Eric Tripathi (CCU) — 6–4, 6–3
Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) vs. Pablo Roche Alcaya (Wichita State) — 7–5, 5–2, unfinished
Amir Milushev (Wichita State) def.
Enzo Garutti (CCU) — 6–0, 7–6 (5)
Luke Bracks (Wichita State) vs.
Curzio Manucci (CCU) — 3–6, 6–0, 3–3, unfinished
Rodrigo Cruz (Wichita State) def.
Iannis Fernandes (CCU) — 6–2, 6–3
Order of finish: Singles (6, 2, 4)
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