Coastal Carolina University men’s tennis team opens this week at home, the 2023 spring season with Francis Marion on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Stevens Tennis Complex in Conway.
As reported by the Coastal Carolina University website, the Chanticleers are off to a 3-0 start this spring, with all three wins coming on the road against inland foes.
CCU defeated South Carolina State 4-3 last Thursday in Orangeburg, S.C. Francis Marion has yet to play this spring and will use this game against the Chanticleers as an exhibition game.
In singles, Toresan is 2-0 on aggregate with a win on both No.
3 and at no. 5, while fellow Chants Rivers Cahill and O’Connor are both 1-0 up in the spring season. Four Chants are 2-1 overall in singles action this week, as Ata is 2-0 in fly #1. 2, while Wayenburg is 2-0 in the No. Tomac had one win each on flights no.
4 and no. 5, while Mundt recorded a win at both No. 5 and no. 6 so far this spring. In doubles played so far this season, the Chants are a perfect 5-0 ahead of a 2-0 team record of Carlos Berna Ruiz and Steve Mundt, while Lucas Wayenburg has won in each of his two doubles meetings, winning one with partner Guilherme Toresan and the other alongside Neil O’Connor.
The duo of Ryuya Ata and Maj Tomac are 1-0 on the season, securing a doubles win in the season opener at The Citadel (January 16). Their game at SC State was unfinished as the doubles point was decided with their matchup tied at 4-4.
About Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 and later merged into the University of South Carolina system as USC Coastal Carolina. The university is a National Maritime Grants Institution and owns part of Waties Island, an island in the Atlantic Barrier that serves as a natural laboratory for CCU education and research.
The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In addition, several of the university’s other programs have been accredited. The university requires all freshmen and sophomores to live on campus; the university houses approximately 4,800 in on-campus living facilities.
Freshmen are primarily assigned to on-campus housing. Coastal Carolina University also boasts an array of 22 competitive and non-competitive club sports including: baseball, soccer, lacrosse, fishing, surfing, rugby, equestrian, field hockey, and Quidditch. Photo credits: Coastal Carolina University website
