Men's Tennis | 2/22/2016 1:49:00 AM

CONWAY, S.C.- On Sunday, the Georgia Southern men's tennis team fell to Coastal Carolina after winning against North Carolina Central a day previous.

"We lost a close match today," head coach Sander Koning said. " The circumstances weren't easy to play in, but we kept fighting and giving ourselves opportunities to win the match. I'm proud of the guys but unfortunately, today Coastal Carolina was one or two points better." 

The Eagles, who are now 5-3, came off to a hot start, winning the first two doubles matches to gain the 1-0 advantage.

At the No.2 position, Christian Kerrigan and Rise Lanne started things off tallying a 6-2 victory, which was followed up by a 6-4 win by the line three doubles pair Dani Casablancas and Ze Moya.

Lanne also finished up business first in singles at the No.1 spot, cracking Jabor Al-Mutawa 6-1, 6-0. The Chanticleers sought revenge and won three straight points against JC Alcala, Moya and Andre Johnson to take the 3-2 lead. Casablancas' three-set comeback win tied it up, but the home team took the last point from Eddie Landin in the tiebreaker.

Starting next week, the team will have the home advantage, hosting their next six matches at the Wallis Tennis Complex. 

"We are looking forward to having some matches at home," Koning said. "We have been on the road for the last couple of weekends and it will be good to be able to compete at home."

RESULTS
Coastal Carolina 4, Georgia Southern 3

Singles competition
1. Rise Lanne (GS) def. AL-MUTAWA, Jabor (COASTAL) 6-1, 6-0
2. VELICKOVIC, Vuk (COASTAL) def. JC Alcala (GS) 6-2, 6-4
3. LEME, Pedro (COASTAL) def. Eddie Landin (GS) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6
4. SCHNEIDER, Sebastian (COASTAL) def. Ze Moya (GS) 6-0, 7-5
5. Daniel Casablancas (GS) def. MIGLIANO, Francesco (COASTAL) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. TIMMERMAN, Rick (COASTAL) def. Andre Johnson (GS) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. LEME, Pedro/VELICKOVIC, Vuk (COASTAL) def. Eddie Landin/Nico de Groof (GS) 6-4
2. Christian Kerrigan/Rise Lanne (GS) def. AL-MUTAWA, Jabor/FARIA, Luiz (COASTAL) 6-2
3. Daniel Casablancas/Ze Moya (GS) def. SCHNEIDER, Sebastian/PLANCHARD, Nic (COASTAL) 6-4
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles approach their home opener on Friday against Nicholls State which begins a six-match home stand. The match is set for 2:30 p.m. following the women's tennis match at noon against NSU.
 
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