Thursday, April 18
Burlington, N.C.
9:00 AM
College of Charleston
vs
James Madison
Charleston Opens CAA Championship With Quarterfinal Match Against JMU
4/17/2019 2:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
#5 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (18-4) vs. #4 JAMES MADISON (16-7)
CAA Championship Quarterfinal • Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 • 9 a.m. ET
Burlington Tennis Center • Burlington, N.C.
Live Stats: CAA Stats
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's tennis team opens the 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Championships with a quarterfinal match against #4 James Madison on Thursday morning.
The Cougars, slated as the #5 seed after finishing 1-2 against CAA opponents this year, face the Dukes for the second time this season after falling to JMU, 5-2, in this seasons home opener with three singles matches going to third sets. The Cougars and Dukes met in the 2017 CAA quarterfinal, Charleston blanking JMU, 4-0, before falling to the #1 seed in the semifinal round.
The winner of Thursday mornings match will advance to the semifinal on Friday, facing the winner of #1 UNCW and #8 Delaware.
Scouting James Madison
The Dukes are 16-7 on the season, 3-2 against CAA opponents, with a 6-7 road record. After defeating Charleston 5-2 on Mar. 5, JMU has been up and down until putting together a three-match win streak to close out the season against Radford, Richmond and Drexel. Historically the Cougars have performed well against the Dukes, winning six straight between 2014 and 2017 before falling in the last two matches the last two seasons.
Notables
• Charleston has won 18 matches this season, the most in the regular season under head coach Jay Bruner.
• The 18 wins are the most in a single season since the 2016 squad hit 19, 16 in the regular season.
• Henning was named the Colonial Athletic Association Singles Co-Player of the Week on Mar. 19.
• Henning is 16-3 in singles play on the year (flight one), Ben Cawston also 14-5 (flight five) in singles play.
• Robby Krick and Ben Cawston are 14-1 in doubles play and on an eight match win streak.
• Charleston defeated CAA rivals Drexel with Johnny Wang clinching on court three, Easton Thomas battling back on court one to put the emphasis on the 5-2 victory.
• Charleston battled back for a come-from-behind 4-3 win to hand UNC-Asheville their first loss of 2019.
• Freshmen Ben Cawston and Johnny Wang levelled and then won the match in three sets.
• The Cougars fell in their season opener to ACC powerhouse Virginia Tech before rattling off eight straight road wins.
• Charleston's 17 wins are the most since the 2016 squad hit 19.
A New Record For Bruner
The Cougars 18 season wins is a new regular season record under head coach Jay Bruner. Now in his 12th season as the head coach, Bruner's previous high was 16 set by the 2016 squad who eventually hit 19 wins, including post-season play.
That Come-From-Behind Win
The Cougars rallied against previously unbeaten UNC-Asheville on March 9, two freshmen helping clinch the match in third sets. Benedikt Henning paved the way at the top of the lineup with a straight-sets win to level the match at 1-1 after the Bulldogs took the doubles point. With Ben Cawston and Johnny Wang heading into three sets and Charleston needing to win both, the freshman proved their worth. Cawston won on court three to level the match at 3-3, setting up the grandstand finish for Wang on court four who gave Charleston the 4-3 win.
Nationally Ranked
Doubles duo, senior Benedikt Henning and freshman Johnny Wang, are ranked No. 75 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in the latest ITA/Oracle release on March 19. The pair have opened the season with a 12-2 record, defeating No. 19 ranked Virginia Tech duo of Henrik Korsgaard and Alexandre Ribeiro, 7-6 (5-0), and Wofford's Bryce Keim and Omar Williams 6-4, to open the season. The pair have teamed up since with wins over Lehigh, Radford, Chattanooga, Marist, Fairfield, Hope College, Elon and Drexel.
The Cougars
Charleston returns four letter-winners from a 2018 squad who finished 7-12 in the CAA Quarterfinal round. This year the Cougars are led by three-time All-CAA selection Benedikt Henning alongside junior Easton Thomas. Ksawery Pociej and Youssef Dabbabi are the sophomores while head coach Jay Bruner welcomes six newcomers including three-star recruit Robby Krick (Ashland, Ky.). The freshman class also includes Johnny Wang (Chinese Taipei), Andre Limon (Mexico City, Mexico), Ben Husum (Aarhus, Denmark), Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino (Tucuman, Argentina) and January signee Benjamin Cawston (Tasmania, Australia).
Senior Leader
Charleston will look to the leadership of senior Benedikt Henning, a three-time All-CAA selection, at the top of the lineup with an 11-5 singles record and 12-3 doubles record last year. The German garned First Team All-CAA Singles honors in both 2017 and 2018, earning All-CAA Second Team Doubles honors last year. Easton Thomas, 7-11 singles and 7-6 doubles in 2018, is the lone junior in a young Cougars roster.
CAA Championship Quarterfinal • Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 • 9 a.m. ET
Burlington Tennis Center • Burlington, N.C.
Live Stats: CAA Stats
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's tennis team opens the 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Championships with a quarterfinal match against #4 James Madison on Thursday morning.
The Cougars, slated as the #5 seed after finishing 1-2 against CAA opponents this year, face the Dukes for the second time this season after falling to JMU, 5-2, in this seasons home opener with three singles matches going to third sets. The Cougars and Dukes met in the 2017 CAA quarterfinal, Charleston blanking JMU, 4-0, before falling to the #1 seed in the semifinal round.
The winner of Thursday mornings match will advance to the semifinal on Friday, facing the winner of #1 UNCW and #8 Delaware.
Scouting James Madison
The Dukes are 16-7 on the season, 3-2 against CAA opponents, with a 6-7 road record. After defeating Charleston 5-2 on Mar. 5, JMU has been up and down until putting together a three-match win streak to close out the season against Radford, Richmond and Drexel. Historically the Cougars have performed well against the Dukes, winning six straight between 2014 and 2017 before falling in the last two matches the last two seasons.
Notables
• Charleston has won 18 matches this season, the most in the regular season under head coach Jay Bruner.
• The 18 wins are the most in a single season since the 2016 squad hit 19, 16 in the regular season.
• Henning was named the Colonial Athletic Association Singles Co-Player of the Week on Mar. 19.
• Henning is 16-3 in singles play on the year (flight one), Ben Cawston also 14-5 (flight five) in singles play.
• Robby Krick and Ben Cawston are 14-1 in doubles play and on an eight match win streak.
• Charleston defeated CAA rivals Drexel with Johnny Wang clinching on court three, Easton Thomas battling back on court one to put the emphasis on the 5-2 victory.
• Charleston battled back for a come-from-behind 4-3 win to hand UNC-Asheville their first loss of 2019.
• Freshmen Ben Cawston and Johnny Wang levelled and then won the match in three sets.
• The Cougars fell in their season opener to ACC powerhouse Virginia Tech before rattling off eight straight road wins.
• Charleston's 17 wins are the most since the 2016 squad hit 19.
A New Record For Bruner
The Cougars 18 season wins is a new regular season record under head coach Jay Bruner. Now in his 12th season as the head coach, Bruner's previous high was 16 set by the 2016 squad who eventually hit 19 wins, including post-season play.
That Come-From-Behind Win
The Cougars rallied against previously unbeaten UNC-Asheville on March 9, two freshmen helping clinch the match in third sets. Benedikt Henning paved the way at the top of the lineup with a straight-sets win to level the match at 1-1 after the Bulldogs took the doubles point. With Ben Cawston and Johnny Wang heading into three sets and Charleston needing to win both, the freshman proved their worth. Cawston won on court three to level the match at 3-3, setting up the grandstand finish for Wang on court four who gave Charleston the 4-3 win.
Nationally Ranked
Doubles duo, senior Benedikt Henning and freshman Johnny Wang, are ranked No. 75 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in the latest ITA/Oracle release on March 19. The pair have opened the season with a 12-2 record, defeating No. 19 ranked Virginia Tech duo of Henrik Korsgaard and Alexandre Ribeiro, 7-6 (5-0), and Wofford's Bryce Keim and Omar Williams 6-4, to open the season. The pair have teamed up since with wins over Lehigh, Radford, Chattanooga, Marist, Fairfield, Hope College, Elon and Drexel.
The Cougars
Charleston returns four letter-winners from a 2018 squad who finished 7-12 in the CAA Quarterfinal round. This year the Cougars are led by three-time All-CAA selection Benedikt Henning alongside junior Easton Thomas. Ksawery Pociej and Youssef Dabbabi are the sophomores while head coach Jay Bruner welcomes six newcomers including three-star recruit Robby Krick (Ashland, Ky.). The freshman class also includes Johnny Wang (Chinese Taipei), Andre Limon (Mexico City, Mexico), Ben Husum (Aarhus, Denmark), Augusto Gonzalez Bonorino (Tucuman, Argentina) and January signee Benjamin Cawston (Tasmania, Australia).
Senior Leader
Charleston will look to the leadership of senior Benedikt Henning, a three-time All-CAA selection, at the top of the lineup with an 11-5 singles record and 12-3 doubles record last year. The German garned First Team All-CAA Singles honors in both 2017 and 2018, earning All-CAA Second Team Doubles honors last year. Easton Thomas, 7-11 singles and 7-6 doubles in 2018, is the lone junior in a young Cougars roster.
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