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Men's Tennis

No. 73 Eagles Down Chants, 4-0, In Regular Season Finale

Georgia Southern clinches No. 2 seed in upcoming Sun Belt Championships in Rome

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. - The No. 73-ranked Georgia Southern men's tennis closed out the 2025 regular season with a 4-0 win over Coastal Carolina on Sunday afternoon in Conway, S.C.

The Eagles locked up the No. 2 seed in next week's 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championships with the victory, improving to 16-6 overall and 7-1 in the league. Coastal Carolina falls to 8-11 overall and 4-4 in the league with the loss. Georgia Southern faces seventh-seeded Georgia State at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 18, at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga., in quarterfinal action in the Sun Belt Championships.

Georgia Southern took a tightly-contested doubles point thanks to a 6-4 win by Laurent Julia Calac and Aaron James Williams at No. 1 doubles, as well as a 7-6 win from Pol del Castillo and Dimitris Paliouras at No. 2 doubles.

In singles play, the Eagles were able to close out the win with three straight-set singles victories. Pierre Mouesca downed Jack Dixon, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 singles, then Williams earned a 7-5, 6-2 win over Curzio Manucci at No. 3 singles. Calac then clinched the victory with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Gonzalez Balmaceda at No. 5 singles.

#73 Georgia Southern 4, Coastal Carolina 0
Results

Singles
1. Dimitris Paliouras (GS) led Christopher Norlin (CCU) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
2. Pol del Castillo (GS) led Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) 7-5, 3-6, 2-0, unfinished
3. Aaron James Williams (GS) def. Curzio Manucci (CCU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Pierre Mouesca (GS) def. Jack Dixon (CCU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Laurent Julia Calac (GS) def. Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
6. Eric Tripathi (CCU) led Matthew Mitchell (GS) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished

Doubles
1. Laurent Julia Calac/Aaron James Williams (GS) def. Jack Dixon/Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) 6-4
2. Pol del Castillo/Dimitris Paliouras (GS) def. Iannis Fernandes/Christopher Norlin (CCU) 7-6 (4)
3. Pierre Mouesca/Matthew Mitchell (GS) and Rivers Cahill/Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) 6-6, unfinished

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Players Mentioned

Pol del Castillo

Pol del Castillo

Senior
Laurent Julia Calac

Laurent Julia Calac

Senior
Matthew Mitchell

Matthew Mitchell

Junior
Pierre Mouesca

Pierre Mouesca

Junior
Dimitris Paliouras

Dimitris Paliouras

Senior
Aaron James Williams

Aaron James Williams

Junior

Players Mentioned

Pol del Castillo

Pol del Castillo

Senior
Laurent Julia Calac

Laurent Julia Calac

Senior
Matthew Mitchell

Matthew Mitchell

Junior
Pierre Mouesca

Pierre Mouesca

Junior
Dimitris Paliouras

Dimitris Paliouras

Senior
Aaron James Williams

Aaron James Williams

Junior