Cougars Drop Down To The Wire Match To UNCW

Sunday, February 16

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

UNCW

Photo by: Michael Wiser

2/16/2020 5:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Score: UNCW 4, College of Charleston 3
Location: Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Records: CofC 4-2, UNCW 4-4
The short story: The College fell behind early after UNCW took the doubles point. The Cougars climbed back into the match, but the Seahawks halted the Cougars' momentum and sealed the victory.

OPENING SERVE

UNCW took the doubles point after winning in the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, with the No. 2 match going unfinished.
Karl Mosterd gave CofC its first point of the day after taking his opponent down in straight sets.
Easton Thomas took down his opponent in the No. 5 position in a third set tiebreaker to give the Cougars their second point of the match.
Robby Krick gave The College its third point of the match after defeating his opponent in the No. 6 position in straight sets.
With two matches remaining, Charleston had an opportunity to storm back and take the match but the momentum swung in favor of the Seahawks as UNCW sealed the victory.

THE RESULTS

UNCW 4, College of Charleston 3

Singles
1. Bruno Caula (UNCW) def. Ben Cawston (COFC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Daniel Groom (UNCW) def. Johnny Wang (COFC) 7-6, 6-3
3. Karl Mosterd (COFC) def. Davide Innocenti (UNCW) 6-4, 6-3
4. Michael Copeland (UNCW) def. Noah Borges (COFC) 6-2, 6-2
5. Easton Thomas (COFC) def. Cole Groetsch (UNCW) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Robby Krick (COFC) def. Dillon Gooch (UNCW) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
1. Caula/Groom (UNCW) def. Cawston/Mosterd (COFC) 6-3
2. Groetsch/Gooch (UNCW) vs. Borges/Wang (COFC) 5-3 unf
3. Innocenti/Copeland (UNCW) def. Krick/Husum (COFC) 6-2

HEAD COACH JAY BRUNER
"After a slow start in doubles and the first 20 minutes of singles, we found a way into the match. The boys got tough and put in some heart to have a chance. With two matches left on the court to get the win, we had some passion and momentum but let that momentum get away from us. Having to play from behind is a tough lesson to learn in conference play, but its most important to see how we will respond."

UP NEXT
The College hits the road to take on Wofford on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.