DAVIDSON, N.C. – The College of Charleston (12-5, 6-0) men's tennis team just keeps rolling as they extended their Southern Conference record to a perfect 6-0 with a convincing 5-2 victory at Davidson (9-4, 3-2) on Sunday, March 28 in Davidson, N.C.
The Cougars got off to a strong start as they swept the doubles portion of the match, earning the doubles point and a 1-0 lead, as the pairing of junior Lukas Koncilia (Tyrol, Austria) and sophomore Tom Delme (Hamoir, Belgium) registered an 8-3 victory at the No. 1 position to headline the performance.
Sophomore John Harden (Atlanta, Ga.) and freshman Kyle Parker (Richmond, Va.) notched an 8-4 decision while sophomore Mickael Trintignac (Le Cannet, France) and junior Mickael Boyer (Meudon, France) posted a hard fought 8-7 win at the No. 3 spot.
The Wildcats acquitted themselves better in singles action as Calum Gee defeated Parker 6-7, 7-5, 12-10 at No. 5 while Sam Burns earned a 3-6, 7-5, 10-7 victory over Harden at the sixth position. That would be all they would get though as the Cougars swept the four remaining singles matches.
Koncilia posted a dominating 6-1, 6-0 performance at No. 1 while Trintignac handled Davidson's Walker Lyons by a 6-3, 6-1 decision at the second position. Delme earned a 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Chris Mark at No. 3 and Boyer rounded out the match with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 win against the Wildcats Eric Noble.
The Cougars return to action with a cross-town rivalry when The Citadel visits the CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point on Wednesday, March 31. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m.
NOTES
Due to severe weather in the greater Davidson, N.C. area, the match was moved inside to the Knobloch Indoor Tennis Courts.
Singles competition |
1. KONCILIA, Lukas (CofC) def. Joe
Schafer (DAV) 6-1, 6-0 |
2. TRINTIGNAC, Mickael (CofC) def.
Walker Lyons (DAV) 6-3, 6-1 |
3. DELME, Tom (CofC) def. Chris
Mark (DAV) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 |
4. BOYER, Mickael (CofC) def. Eric
Noble (DAV) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 |
5. Calum Gee (DAV) def. PARKER,
Kyle (CofC) 6-7, 7-5, 12-10 |
6. Sam Burns (DAV) def. HARDEN,
John (CofC) 3-6, 7-5, 10-7 |
Doubles competition |
1. KONCILIA, Lukas/DELME, Tom
(CofC) def. Eric Noble/Joe Schafer (DAV) 8-3 |
2. HARDEN, John/PARKER, Kyle
(CofC) def. Calum Gee/Walker Lyons (DAV) 8-4 |
3. BOYER, Mickael/TRINTIGNAC,
Mickael (CofC) def. Chris Mark/Sam Burns (DAV) 8-7 |