CONWAY, S.C. - The Presbyterian College men's tennis team
recorded two singles victories Tuesday and the doubles point win, but it was
not enough in the 5-2 loss at Coastal Carolina.
The Blue Hose now stands at 6-17 overall and 0-5 against Big South teams. The
Chanticleers improve to 13-7 overall and a 4-2 league mark.
PC opened the competition by winning the doubles point. Top-seeded Andrew
Brigham and Matt Martin took down Dmitry Vlaskin and Matt Gordon 8-5. The No. 2
duo of Zach Sprouse and Edward Snead knocked off Dorian Sovic and Alex
Funkhouser by an identical score, which secured the overall first point of the
match for the visitors.
The Blue Hose were unable to carry the momentum in the singles portion of the
match. Gordon was able to defeat Martin with a 6-3, 6-2 win at the top spot.
Brigham, playing as the No. 2 competitor, lost a 6-3, 6-2 match to Vlaskin.
James Zaher put a scare into Funkhouser in the first set, but the Chanticleers
were able to record a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 4. Head coach Patric Hynes'
fifth-seeded player was able to take Sovic down in the second set 6-3, forcing
a tiebreaker. Sovic, however, was able to pull away for a 10-7 win in the
tiebreaker.
After losing the first set 6-2, sixth-seeded Ryan Walters was ahead of Ernesto
Ramos 3-2 in the second set. At that point, Ernesto retired from the match,
giving the victory to Walters.
The Blue Hose return to action tomorrow at home against USC-Lancaster. The
match is slated for a 3 p.m. start. It is Senior Day. Prior to the match, Scott
Greenbaum and Matt Martin will be honored.
Singles Competition
1. Gordon, Matt (COASTAL) def. MARTIN, Matthew (PC)
6-3, 6-2
2. Vlaskin, Dmitry (COASTAL) def. BRIGHAM, Andrew
(PC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Tzvetkov, Plamen (COASTAL) def. SPROUSE, Zachary
(PC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Funkhouser, Alex (COASTAL) def. ZAHER, James (PC)
6-4, 6-2
5. Sovic, Dorian (COASTAL) def. SNEAD, Edward (PC)
7-5, 3-6, 10-7
6. WALTERS, Ryan (PC) def. Ramos, Ernesto (COASTAL) 2-6, 3-2, retired
Doubles Competition
1. BRIGHAM, Andrew/MARTIN, Matthew
(PC) def. VLASKIN, Dmitry/GORDON, Matt (COASTAL) 8-5
2. SPROUSE, Zachary/SNEAD, Edward
(PC) def. SOVIC, Dorian/FUNKHOUSER, Alex (COASTAL) 8-5
3. TZVETKOV, Plamen/BILLINGHAM,
Peter (COASTAL) def. ZAHER, James/WALTERS, Ryan (PC) 8-4
