ORLANDO, Fla. – The College of Charleston men's tennis team made their Spring Break trip to the Sunshine State worthwhile with a clean sweep in doubles and singles play, not dropping a set throughout match play, to defeat Hope College, 7-0, on Thursday evening for an eighth straight win.

Robby Krick and Ben Cawston teamed up on court three to open doubles play with a 6-1 victory, No. 75 ITA/Oracle ranked duo of Johnny Wang and reigning Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Week Benedikt Henning, winning 6-4 on court two. Easton Thomas and Ksawery Pociej completed the doubles sweep with a 7-6 (3) win on court one.

Singles action followed with the Cougars dominating. Henning made it 15 straight wins in the number one spot with a 6-0, 6-0, victory over VanderStoep of Hope College, Pociej also winning 6-0, 6-0, on court four for his eighth straight win.

Ben Husum entered the singles lineup for the second time this year on court six, winning 6-4, 6-0, while Krick won 6-2, 6-0, on court five.

Wang on court three swept past Kroeze of Hope College 6-1, 6-0, while Cawston battled to a 6-2, 7-5, victory on court two for his seventh straight win to complete the straight sets sweep for Charleston and give The College a 7-0 victory.
 
The Cougars now look to a matchup with CAA rival Elon on Monday, Mar. 25 at Patriots Point to open a six-match home stretch before the CAA Championships in April. First serve with the Phoenix is set for 3 p.m.
 
Results
Doubles
Thomas/Pociej (CofC) def. VanderStoep/Kroeze (HC), 7-6, (3)
#75 Wang/Henning (CofC) def. Roe/Rhoades (HC), 6-4
Krick/Cawston (CofC) def. Berrodin/Smiley (HC), 6-1
Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles
Henning (CofC) def. VanderStoep (HC), 6-0, 6-0
Cawston (CofC) def. Roe (HC), 6-2, 7-5
Wang (CofC) def. Kroeze (HC), 6-1, 6-0
Pociej (CofC) def. Berrodin (HC), 6-0, 6-0
Krick (CofC) def. Rhoades (HC), 6-2, 6-0
Husum (CofC) def. Folkert (HC), 6-4, 6-0