CHARLESTON, S.C.  – After battling to a doubles point victory to open the afternoon, the College of Charleston men's tennis team fell 6-1 to Elon with the Phoenix dominating singles play to pick up the Colonial Athletic Association rivalry win on Monday afternoon.

No. 75 ITA/Oracle ranked duo of Benedikt Henning and Johnny Wang got the Cougars off to a perfect start with a 6-3 win on court two in doubles play, Ben Cawston and Robby Krick going the distance to battle back to a 7-6 tie-breaking win on court three to secure the doubles point. Easton Thomas and Ksawery Pociej going unfinished on court one with the match level at 6-6.

But it was the visiting Phoenix who dominated singles action to take the victory. Felipe Osses-Konig took down Cawston 6-2, 6-1, on court three, Kyle Frankel defeating Wang on court four 6-2, 6-2. Thomas fell in straight sets on court two with Pociej falling in three sets on court five, 1-6, 6-3, 4-6, to Camilo Ponce to give Elon an unassailable 4-1 lead.

Andre Limon also went to three sets on court six before falling, Henning dropping two tie-breakers in sets two and three to see his 15-match unbeaten run on court one come to an end.

The Cougars will hit the courts again on Wednesday in another CAA matchup against Drexel. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the Charleston women's tennis teams match against the Dragons.
 
Results
Doubles
Thomas/Pociej (CofC) vs. Paccini/Sarrasague (ELON), 6-6, Unfinished
#75 Henning/Wang (CofC) def. Ponce/Frankel (ELON), 6-3
Cawston/Krick (CofC) def. Bonetta/Foote (ELON), 7-6
Finish: 2, 3
 
Singles
Sarrasague (ELON) def. Henning (CofC), 4-6, 7-6, 10-6
Paccini (ELON) Def. Thomas (CofC), 6-3, 6-4
Osses-Konig (ELON) def. Cawston (CofC), 6-2, 6-1
Frankel (ELON) def. Wang (CofC), 6-2, 6-2
Ponce (ELON) def. Pociej (CofC), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Foote (ELON) def. Limon (CofC), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Finish: 3, 4, 2, 5, 6, 1