Greenville, N.C. -- The College of Charleston men's tennis team dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decison to East Carolina at the ECU Tennis Complex on Sunday.
With the win, the Pirates improved to 13-1 on the season. The Cougars fell to 5-10. The Cougars host SoCon foe Furman at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The Cougars got singles wins from Tom Delme, Mickael Trintignac and Mickael Boyer. Delme topped Jaroslav Horvath 6-7, 6-1, 7-6 at No. 1, Trintignac beat Denis Ermilov 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 and Boyer earned a 7-6, 6-7, 1-0 decision over Henrik Skalmerud at No. 4
East Carolina 4, College of Charleston 3
Singles
No. 1 - Tom Delme (COC) def. Jaroslav Horvath (ECU); 6-7 (1), 6-1, 7-6 (7)
No. 2 - Stephen Whitwell (ECU) def. Lukas Koncilia (COC); 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 - Mickael Trintignac (COC) def. Denis Ermilov (ECU); 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 - Mickael Boyer (COC) def. Henrik Skalmerud (ECU); 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10)
No. 5 - Aleksey Kochetov (ECU) def. Steven Myers (COC); 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 - Bryan Oakley (ECU) def. Joe Nicolazzi (COC); 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 - Ermilov/Horvath (ECU) def. Delme/Koncilia (COC); 8-6
No. 2 - Kochetov/Skalmerud (ECU) def. Myers/Nicolazzi (COC); 8-5
No. 3 - Oakley/Whitwell (ECU) def. Boyer/Trintignac (COC); 8-4
