Score: College of Charleston 6, Belmont Abbey 1
Location: Belmont, N.C.
Records: CofC 1-1, Belmont Abbey 0-1
The short story: The College earned its first win of the season after falling to Miami in the season opener after defeating Belmont Abbey by a score of 6-1.
OPENING SERVE
- Noah Borges and Johnny Wang teamed up and took down Cliff/Turner of Belmont Abbey in the No. 2 position to give CofC its first doubles victory.
- Karl Mosterd and Ben Cawston paired up in the No. 1 doubles position and sealed the doubles point for the Cougars.
- Easton Thomas gave the Cougars its first singles point of the day after defeating his opponent in the No. 6 singles position in a third-set tiebreaker.
- Borges defeated his opponent in the No. 4 singles position in straight sets to give the Cougars their third point of the match.
- Cawston sealed the victory for the Cougars after taking his opponent down in straight sets.
THE RESULTS
College of Charleston 6, Belmont Abbey 1
Singles
1. Stefan Avendano (Abbey) def.
Johnny Wang (COFC) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8
2.
Ben Cawston (COFC) def. Alex Turner (Abbey) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Karl Mosterd (COFC) def. Sean Cliff (Abbey) 6-0, 6-7, 10-3
4.
Noah Borges (COFC) def. Elijah Buerkle (Abbey) 6-1, 6-2
5.
Robby Krick (COFC) def. Francisco Aran Martin (Abbey) 6-3, 6-3
6.
Easton Thomas (COFC) def. Holden Ballard (Abbey) 6-0, 2-0 (Ret.)
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
Doubles
1. Mosterd/Cawston (COFC) def. Cliff/Turner (Abbey) 6-4
2. Borges/Wang (COFC) def. Roberts/Martin (Abbey) 6-2
3. Krick/Thomas (COFC) def. Rowzie/Waters (Abbey) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
HEAD COACH JAY BRUNER
"We are glad to be back on the match court and on the road as a team. We are learning from each competition so each match is another opportunity to get closer to where we need to be."
UP NEXT
The College returns to action tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 2 when it faces off against North Carolina A&T on the road at noon.
