College of Charleston
No. 7 Seed: James Madison
Men?s Tennis Defeats No. 7 JMU, 4-1, Will Face No. 3 Elon on Saturday
4/22/2016 10:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. – After rain forced a change in venue, the No. 2 seeded College of Charleston men's tennis team took down No. 7 James Madison, 4-1, in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Friday.
The Cougars (17-6) will face No. 3 seed, and tournament host, Elon in the semi-final round on Saturday, April 23 at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Elon's Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
Zack Lewis got the first point for The College with a 6-3, 6-3 decision over Tristan Stitt, but JMU drew even at 1-1 when Maxi Branth beat Charlie Ghriskey, 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot. Rodrigo Encinas rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Brett Moorhead at No. 2 and Juan Esteverena outlasted Sebastian Salinas, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) in the No. 1 singles flight. The match came to a close at the No. 6 position when Garrett Gordon defeated James Madison's Alex Berdnikoff, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). With the win, Charleston has now reached the semi-finals in each of its three season as a member of the CAA.
In the next round, Charleston will find themselves against another opponent that it saw in the regular season, as they are slated to take on Elon. The College defeated the Pheonix back on April 6 by a hard-fought score of 4-3. Elon won its first round match against No. 6 seeded Hoftsra, 4-0.
For more information on the CAA Tennis Championship, visit the official championship pages under the championships tab at CAASports.com. Fans can join the social media conversation by using the official CAA Championships hashtag, #CAAChamps. For more information about the College of Charleston men's tennis team, check out CofCSports.com.
2016 CAA MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP – Quarterfinal Results
Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center – Greensboro, N.C.
#1 UNCW 4, #8 Delaware 0
Singles
#1 Santtu Leskinen (UNCW) d. Mike Furr (Delaware), 6-1, 6-0
#2 Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) d. Tyler Flematti (Delaware), 6-1, 6-0
#3 Agustin Savarino (UNCW) d. Venk Ramkumar (Delaware), 6-4, 6-2
#4 Aviv Ben Shabat (UNCW) d. Blaise Casselbury (Delaware), 6-4, 6-3 #5 Xander Veys (UNCW) vs. Colin Wong (Delaware) – DNF, 3-1
#6 Andres Torres (UNCW) vs. Alex Sweet (Delaware) – DNF, 5-0
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 3
#2 College of Charleston 4, #7 James Madison 1
Singles
#1 Juan Estevarena (CofC) d. Sebastian Salinas (JMU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
#2 Rodrigo Encinas (CofC) d. Brett Moorhead (JMU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
#3 Maxi Branth (JMU) d. Charlie Ghriskey (CofC), 6-4, 6-2
#4 Zack Lewis (CofC) d. Tristan Stitt (JMU), 6-3, 6-3 #5 Vasily Kichigin (CofC) vs. Miljan Ruzic (JMU) – DNF, 6-3, 6-5
#6 Garrett Gordon (CofC) d. Alex Berdnikoff (JMU), 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2, 1, 6
#3 Elon 4, #6 Hofstra 0
Singles
#1 Felipe Sarrasague (Elon) d. Marcus Smith (Hofstra), 6-3, 6-3
#2 Mario Paccini (Elon) d. Niko Vulinovich (Hofstra), 6-0, 6-3
#3 Robert Lindgren (Elon) d. Yahn Gawrit (Hofstra), 6-2, 6-2
#4 Salvador Mijares (Elon) vs. Gustav Akesson (Hofstra) – DNF, 7-5, 4-6, 2-0 #5 Petar Tomic (Elon) d. Leo Pires (Hofstra), 6-0, 6-0
#6 Felipe Osses-Konig (Elon) vs. Zach Chang (Hofstra)- DNF, 6-0, 4-0
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 5
#4 William & Mary 4, #5 Drexel 0
Singles
#1 Christian Cargill (W&M) d. Xabier Saavedra (Drexel), 6-1, 6-4
#2 Addison Appleby (W&M) d. Andrew Sinai (Drexel), 6-3, 6-4
#3 Alec Miller (W&M) d. Sinan Orhon (Drexel), 6-2, 6-2
#4 Lars De Boer (W&M) d. Hamza Laalej (Drexel), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 #5 Aidan Talcott (W&M) vs. Balaji Lakshmanan (Drexel) – DNF, 6-6 (4-1)
#6 Damon Niquet (W&M) vs. Kashyap Ashok (Drexel) – DNF, 6-1, 1-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 4
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