Thursday, March 14
Charleston, S.C.
3:00 PM
College of Charleston
6
vs
1
Chattanooga
Win Streak Becomes Five With 6-1 Victory Over UT-Chattanooga
3/14/2019 8:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's tennis team made it five straight victories with a 6-1 win over UT-Chattanooga at Patriots Point on Thursday afternoon. Benedikt Henning continued his impressive singles form with his 12th straight win at the number one singles spot, the 5th in a row through straight sets.
Benning and doubles partner Johnny Wang, ranked No. 54 in the ITA/Oracle top-60 doubles teams, began the match with a 6-1 win on court two doubles. Ksawery Pociej and Easton Thomas falling 3-6 on court one to Kerim Hyatt and Simon Bustamante of the Mocs. Ben Cawston and Robby Krick clinching the doubles point for the Cougars in a 7-5 victory on court three after battling back from two match points from UT-Chattanooga.
From there, Charleston dominated in singles action. Henning sweeping past Niklas Gerdes of UT-Chattanooga, 6-1, 6-1, to set the tone, Pociej following with a 6-0, 6-2, win on court five to move to 7-1 on the year in the No. 5 spot.
Cawston and Wang also won in straight sets on courts three and four. Cawston defeating Kyatt 6-4, 6-3, while Wang took down Bustamante 6-4, 6-4, to push Charleston's lead to five, Andre Limon going to a third set on court six in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, win to make it 6-0 to The College.
UT-Chattanooga pulled a point back on court two. Tomas Rodriguez claiming a tiebreaking win despite Thomas winning the opening set 6-4. Rodriguez winning the second before claiming the 10-6 win in the third to make the final scoreline Charleston 6, UT-Chattanooga 1.
The men now look to a final tune-up before Spring Break when they host Marist and Fairfield on Saturday and Sunday, both matches slated for 11 a.m. starts.
Quotable – Head Coach Jay Bruner
"The team really showed up today… The doubles could have gone either way at court three and Ben [Cawston] and Robby [Krick] rose up for the moment and fought off two match points before clinching... Singles was a good challenge on every court against a talented Chattanooga team… The boys are believing in each other in big moments and it makes a difference in tight matches."
Results
Doubles
Hyatt/Bustamante (UTC) def. Thomas/Pociej (CofC), 6-3
#54 Henning/Wang (CofC) def. Gerdes/Rodriguez (UTC), 6-1
Cawston/Krick (CofC) def. Llebeili/Plaisted (UTC), 7-5
Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
Henning (CofC) def. Gerdes (UTC), 6-1, 6-1
Rodriguez (UTC) def. Thomas (CofC), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
Cawston (CofC) def. Hyatt (UTC), 6-4, 6-3
Wang (CofC) def. Bustamante (UTC), 6-4, 6-4
Pociej (CofC) def. Llebeile (UTC), 6-0, 6-2
Limon (CofC) def. Marshall (UTC), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Finish: 1, 5, 3, 4, 6, 2
Benning and doubles partner Johnny Wang, ranked No. 54 in the ITA/Oracle top-60 doubles teams, began the match with a 6-1 win on court two doubles. Ksawery Pociej and Easton Thomas falling 3-6 on court one to Kerim Hyatt and Simon Bustamante of the Mocs. Ben Cawston and Robby Krick clinching the doubles point for the Cougars in a 7-5 victory on court three after battling back from two match points from UT-Chattanooga.
From there, Charleston dominated in singles action. Henning sweeping past Niklas Gerdes of UT-Chattanooga, 6-1, 6-1, to set the tone, Pociej following with a 6-0, 6-2, win on court five to move to 7-1 on the year in the No. 5 spot.
Cawston and Wang also won in straight sets on courts three and four. Cawston defeating Kyatt 6-4, 6-3, while Wang took down Bustamante 6-4, 6-4, to push Charleston's lead to five, Andre Limon going to a third set on court six in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, win to make it 6-0 to The College.
UT-Chattanooga pulled a point back on court two. Tomas Rodriguez claiming a tiebreaking win despite Thomas winning the opening set 6-4. Rodriguez winning the second before claiming the 10-6 win in the third to make the final scoreline Charleston 6, UT-Chattanooga 1.
The men now look to a final tune-up before Spring Break when they host Marist and Fairfield on Saturday and Sunday, both matches slated for 11 a.m. starts.
Quotable – Head Coach Jay Bruner
"The team really showed up today… The doubles could have gone either way at court three and Ben [Cawston] and Robby [Krick] rose up for the moment and fought off two match points before clinching... Singles was a good challenge on every court against a talented Chattanooga team… The boys are believing in each other in big moments and it makes a difference in tight matches."
Results
Doubles
Hyatt/Bustamante (UTC) def. Thomas/Pociej (CofC), 6-3
#54 Henning/Wang (CofC) def. Gerdes/Rodriguez (UTC), 6-1
Cawston/Krick (CofC) def. Llebeili/Plaisted (UTC), 7-5
Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
Henning (CofC) def. Gerdes (UTC), 6-1, 6-1
Rodriguez (UTC) def. Thomas (CofC), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
Cawston (CofC) def. Hyatt (UTC), 6-4, 6-3
Wang (CofC) def. Bustamante (UTC), 6-4, 6-4
Pociej (CofC) def. Llebeile (UTC), 6-0, 6-2
Limon (CofC) def. Marshall (UTC), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Finish: 1, 5, 3, 4, 6, 2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Niklas Gerdes / 0 [UTC]
11
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Tomas Rodriguez / 0 [UTC]
461
620
#3 Singles Match
12
Kerim Hyatt / 0 [UTC]
43
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Simon Bustamante / 0 [UTC]
44
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Pablo Llebeili / 0 [UTC]
02
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Jacob Marshall / 0 [UTC]
632
266
Order of Finish:
1,5,3,4,6,2
Players Mentioned
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