DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The College of Charleston men's tennis team (8-7, 1-1) wrapped up a weekend road-trip in North Carolina with a 5-2 victory over Davidson on Sunday afternoon. The Cougars are now over .500 for the first time this season. Since beginning the season 1-3, the Cougars are 7-4.
CofC took an early 1-0 lead after taking two out of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point.
Noah Borges and
Andre Limon won 6-1 for their second doubles victory as a pair.
Zac Larke and
Robby Krick clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory, bringing their record as a duo to 7-7 this season.
In singles, the Cougars won four singles matches to clinch the match.
Zac Larke and
Noah Borges each won 6-4, 6-3, respectively. Larke owns five singles wins this year while Borges improves to 8-6.
Andre Limon and
Johnny Wang continued their run of excellent play on Saturday. Limon rallied from a 0-6 loss in his first set to win 6-3 and 6-4 in sets two and three.
Johnny Wang won 6-0 in his first set and then won the second set in a tiebreak to clinch the victory. Wang and Limon each improved to 10-4 on the season.
Full results are posted below.
Singles
1. Zac Larke (COFC) def. Solares,Alejandro (DAV) 6-4, 6-3
2. Kachkarov,Maxwell (DAV) def.
Robby Krick (COFC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Gongora,Juan CP (DAV) def.
Matias Gaedechens (COFC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Noah Borges (COFC) def. Kavarana,Sam (DAV) 6-4, 6-3
5. Andre Limon (COFC) def. Clark,William (DAV) 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Johnny Wang (COFC) def. Pinzon,Nico (DAV) 6-0, 7-6 (6-0)
Doubles
1. Zac Larke/Robby Krick (COFC) def. Solares,Alejandro/Kavarana,Sam (DAV) 6-2
2. Kachkarov,Maxwell/Clark,William (DAV) def.
Johnny Wang/Brolin Dorsey (COFC) 6-1
3. Noah Borges/Andre Limon (COFC) def. Gongora,Juan CP/Pinzon,Nico (DAV) 6-1
Up Next
The Cougars return to action on Thursday afternoon for their penulitmate match of the regular season. Charleston will host The Citadel at 5:00 p.m. at the CofC Tennis Center.