MT. PLEASANT,
S.C. –
The College of Charleston men's tennis team got back on the right track this
afternoon when they knocked off Southern Conference rival Davidson 4-3 at the
College of Charleston Tennis Center at Patriots Point.
With
the win the Cougars improve to 3-6 with a 1-2 record in the SoCon while the
Wildcats fall to 8-4, 2-1 in the SoCon.
CofC
started off well in doubles when the sophomore team of Alon Faiman (Ramat
Hasharon, Israel) and Charlie Ghriskey (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) defeated Robert Lightbourn
and Nicky Kunz of Davidson 8-6 on Court 3.
The
South American duo of sophomore Sebastian Lopez (Medellin, Colombia) and junior
Crescente Lesser (Santiago, Chile) followed suit with an 8-5 win over Kevin
Moore and Chris Mark on Court 2 to clinch the doubles point for the College.
The
Cougars took their momentum from the doubles win to the singles courts and
kicked off with a quick 6-3, 6-2 win by Lesser over Lightbourn on Court 3.
Freshman
Zack Lewis (Richmond, Ky.) chipped in a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Alex Howard of
the Wildcats on Court 6.
Finally,
on Court 4 Ghriskey battled back after dropping the first set 1-6 with two 7-5
set wins to take down Davidson's Chris Mark and clinch the overall win for the
Cougars.
“It
was great to get another win at home and improve to 2-0 here,” CofC Head Coach
Jay Bruner said. “The guys have been working really hard the last couple weeks
and have played some tough matches against ranked teams. Zack (Lewis), Charlie
(Ghriskey) and Sebastian (Lopez) and Crescente (Lesser) in No. 2 doubles all
stepped up today to get us a well-earned Southern Conference win.”
CofC
will have a couple days of practice before the team continues SoCon play versus
Furman on Thursday, March 14 at 3 p.m. (ET) at the Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville,
S.C.
COLLEGE OF
CHARLESTON 4, DAVIDSON 3
March 10, 2013
CofC Tennis Center
at Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Attendance:
105
SINGLES
No.
1 – Nicky Kunz (Davidson) def. Brice Allanic (CofC), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6.
No.
2 – Joe Schafer (Davidson) def. Sebastian Lopez (CofC), 6-1, 7-5.
No.
3 – Crescente Lesser (CofC) def. Robert Lightbourn (Davidson), 6-3, 6-2.
No.
4 – Charlie Ghriskey (CofC) def. Chris Mark (Davidson), 1-6, 7-5, 7-5.
No.
5 – Connor Evins (Davidson) def. Alon Faiman (CofC), 3-6, 7-6, 6-2.
No.
6 – Zack Lewis (CofC) def. Alex Howard (Davidson), 7-6, 6-3.
DOUBLES
No.
1 – Joe Schafer-Ethan Kallick (Davidson) def. Brice Allanic-Charlie Ghriskey
(CofC), 8-6.
No.
2 – Sebastian Lopez-Crescente Lesser (CofC) def. Kevin Moore-Chris Mark (Davidson),
8-5.
No.
3 – Alon Faiman-Zack Lewis (CofC) def. Robert Lightbourn-Nicky Kunz (Davidson),
8-6.
