Box Score MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's tennis team (5-7) had a strong comeback in the making against Appalachian State (9-6) on Friday, but couldn't get over the last hump, falling 4-3 in a match that lasted over three hours.
 
The Cougars radically shuffled up their doubles lineups with mixed results. Alec Angradi and Benedikt Henning won 6-4 on court three, which leveled things up with a loss in flight one. That left Youssef Dabbabi and Juan Estevarena to battle things out in flight two against Ben Webster and Alex Pavkovich. The Cougars trailed it 6-5, but overcame three match points to win the game and force a tiebreak. However, they ran out of steam in the extended play, and App State emerged with the point.
 
The College responded well with quick back-to-back wins in lower flight play, where Easton Thomas (6-0, 6-2) and Fernando Ramirez Lascurian (6-2, 6-0) clobbered their opponents in 14 games each. The Mountaineers fired back with a win on court three, rendering the match tied at 2-2.
 
Juan Estevarena put the Cougars on the brink of victory on court two, where he dispatched Milo Bergeron 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. But CofC couldn't quite pull off the comeback, as Benedikt Henning and Alec Angradi were both overcome in three sets, giving App State the 4-3 victory.
 
The Cougars will look to bounce back in their upcoming trip out west, which will pit them against UC Riverside and Southern Utah on Sunday and Monday respectively.
 
App State 4, CofC 3
 
SINGLES
Scott Webster (APSU) def. Benedikt Henning (CofC) ~ 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Juan Estevarena (CofC) def. Milo Bargeron (APSU) ~ 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Ben Webster (APSU) def. Ksawery Pociej (CofC) ~ 6-2, 6-3
Alex Pavkovich (APSU) def. Alec Angradi (CofC) ~ 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3
Easton Thomas (CofC) def. Campbell Stone (APSU) ~ 6-0, 6-2
Fernando Ramirez Lascurian (CofC) def. Blake Carter (APSU) ~ 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 3, 2, 1, 4*
DOUBLES
S. Webster/Bargeron (APSU) def. Pociej/Ramirez Lascurian (CofC) ~ 6-2
Pavkovich/B. Webster (APSU) def. Dabbabi/Estevarena (CofC) ~ 7-6(2)
Angradi/Henning (CofC) def. Brea/Free (APSU) ~ 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2*