College of Charleston
Winthrop
Cougars Clip Eagles With 5-2 Win Over Winthrop
2/9/2015 2:36:00 AM | Men's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston won its home opener with a 5-2 victory over former league rival Winthrop on Sunday afternoon at Patriots Point Tennis Center.
“Today was a great win for the team,” head coach Jay Bruner said. “Everyone played a role; we gave ourselves options on the court in singles and played with heart in doubles.”
The Cougars (2-1) picked up the doubles point with wins at the first and third seeds. Seniors Brice Allanic and Alon Faiman defeated Winthrop's Peter Nagovnak and Dylan Commerford, 6-3, while Josh Record and Charlie Ghriskey teamed up on the third court to pick up a 6-4 win over Caio Gomas and Julian Bradley.
Charleston won singles matches on the second through fifth courts. Allanic narrowly edged Commerford in the first set, 7-6, before moving on to win the second set, 6-1, at the No. 2 spot. Ghriskey defeated his opponent, Steven Patrick in decisive fashion, 6-0, 6-2, as the third seed. Sophomore Vasily Kichigin and junior Zack Lewis both earned 6-4, 6-4 wins over their opponents in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. Winthrop (2-2) earned victories on the first and sixth courts.
“It was definitely a win we had to earn because Winthrop has a deep team,” Bruner said. “Our team worked well together and it is a great place for us to start.”
CofC travels to Florida next weekend where it will face Bethune-Cookman on Friday at 2:30 pm in Daytona Beach and Florida A&M and Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday.
Singles:
1. Tremayne Mitchell (WU) def. Rodrigo Encinas (CofC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Brice Allanic (CofC) def. Dylan Commerford (WU) 7-6, 6-1
3. Charlie Ghriskey (CofC) def. Steven Patrick (WU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Vasily Kichigin (CofC) def. Peter Nagovnak (WU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Zack Lewis (CofC) def. Ruben Franzanti (WU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Michael Chen (WU) def. Alon Faimman (WU) 6-2, 7-6(4)
Doubles:
1. Brice Allanic/Alon Faiman (CofC) def. Peter Nagovnak/Dylan Commerford (WU) 6-3
2. Steven Patrick/Tremayne Mitchell (WU) def. Rodrigo Encinas/Zack Lewis (CofC) 6-3
3. Josh Record/Charlie Ghriskey (CofC) def. Ruben Franzanti/Michael Chen (WU) 6-4
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