STATESBORO, Ga - Coastal Carolina defeated the Georgia Southern men's tennis team 4-2 on Sunday morning at home in Wallis Tennis Center in the last match of the Eagles weekend string of matches.
Stefano Di Aloy came out strong and took his match over Zak Talic, 7-6, 6-4, on court two in straight sets. Di Aloy earned the lone singles point of the match with his win over Talic. The Eagles earned the doubles point early on and took a 1-0 lead over the Chanticleers before heading into singles. The Chanticleers won the other four singles matches to take the win over the Eagles in Statesboro. Next up, the Eagles take on Georgia State in Statesboro on Saturday, April 13th for the last regular match of the season.
WHAT HEAD COACH SANDER KONING SAID
"We fought well, but came up short two, three points every set. In a conference where everyone can beat everyone, it's the little things that will make the difference and today it was Coastal Carolina doing the little things better."
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Muniz, Antonio (GS) vs. Faria, Luiz (CCU) 7-6, 4-5, unfinished
2. Di Aloy, Stefano (GS) def. Talic, Zak (CCU) 7-6, 6-4
3. Popov, Joel (CCU) def. Finkelstein, Diego (GS) 7-6, 7-5
4. Hyrkkonen, Pyry (CCU) def. McCullough, Murphy (GS) 7-6, 6-4
5. Achondo, Gonzalo (CCU) def. Suarez, Santiago (GS) 7-5, 6-4
6. Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) def. Alcala, JC (GS) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. McCullough, Murphy/Muniz, Antonio (GS) def. Faria, Luiz/Perrin, Lawrence (CCU) 7-5
2. Alcala, JC/Di Aloy, Stefano (GS) def. Popov, Joel/Talic, Zak (CCU) 6-2
3. Tanabe, Daiki/Hyrkkonen, Pyry (CCU) def. Finkelstein, Diego/Garcia, Carlos (GS) 6-2