SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's tennis team moved to 5-1 after picking up victories over Wofford and North Greenville on Saturday with Benedikt Henning finishing 2-0 in flight one singles.

The Cougars faced the Terriers in a hard-fought match, coming away with a 4-3 victory behind a dominating doubles performance and singles wins in flights one, three and five. 

Robby Krick and Benjamin Cawston teamed up in flight three, dominating 6-0, with Henning and Johnny Wang, recently nationally ranked tied 36th in the latest ITA/Oracle doubles rankings, clinching the doubles point with a 6-4 win in flight two. 

In singles action Henning took flight one in straight sets 6-4, 6-0, Ksawery Pociej's 6-4, 6-2 win levelling the match. Cawston's match on court three proved to be the clincher as he rallied from a first set loss to win the final two 6-3, 6-4, and give The College the 4-3 victory.

Against North Greenville the Cougars dominated. Pociej and Easton Thomas picking up a 6-1 win in flight two doubles with Youssef Dabbabi and Ben Husum teaming up in flight three with a clear 6-0 win. 

Henning picked up his second flight one win of the day with a straight sets 6-2, 6-3, win and improve to 4-1 in 2019. Wang going to a third set in flight three with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2, win to move to 4-2 overall on the season.

Pociej, Husum and Augusto Bonorino all won in straight sets in flights four, five and six to give Charleston the clear-cut 6-1 victory over the Crusaders and move The College to 5-1 on the season.

Qoutable - Head Coach Jay Bruner
"Today was a great challenge for our team... We had to handle some momentum swings, nerves and a tough battle with Wofford... It was great to see Benjamin Cawston persevere and clinch a 3-3 match for us this early in his career... Benni [Benedikt Henning] and Ksawery [Pociej] were consistent today in both matches, showing fight and leadership... They were key in both wins today."