Dukes Fall 5-2 at Coastal Carolina

Friday, March 10

Conway, S.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

Coastal Carolina

3/11/2017 1:03:00 AM | Men's Tennis

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CONWAY, S.C. – James Madison men's tennis fell 5-2 at Coastal Carolina on Friday night in the Dukes' final road match before a seven-match home stand.

The Dukes (5-6, 0-1 CAA) dropped the doubles point to the Chanticleers (6-6, 1-0 Sun Belt) before winning two of the six singles matches.

Freshman Damon Roberts won at No. 2 singles in two sets (6-3, 7-6) against Luiz Faria. Senior Brett Moorhead won at No. 5 singles, taking down Zak Talic in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-0) to stretch his win streak to three.

QUOTING HEAD COACH STEVE SECORD
"The guys battled hard today and gave us a chance to win. We are looking forward to getting home this week and playing in front of our fans!"

RESULTS
Singles
1. Velickovic, Vuk (COASTAL) def. Sebastian Salinas (JMU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Damon Roberts (JMU) def. Faria, Luiz (COASTAL) 6-3, 7-6
3. Migliano, Francesco (COASTAL) def. Theophile Lanthiez (JMU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
4. Schneider, Sebastian (COASTAL) def. Paul Mendoza (JMU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Brett Moorhead (JMU) def. Talic, Zak (COASTAL) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
6. Ortega, Jose (COASTAL) def. Tate Steinour (JMU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Velickovic, Vuk/Faria, Luiz (COASTAL) vs. Paul Mendoza/Theophile Lanthiez (JMU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Ortega, Jose/Migliano, Francesco (COASTAL) def. Alex Berdnikoff/Damon Roberts (JMU) 6-3
3. Schneider, Sebastian/Talic, Zak (COASTAL) def. Brett Moorhead/Sebastian Salinas (JMU) 6-2

UP NEXT
JMU hosts Delaware on Thursday, March 16 at 3 p.m. in the 2017 home opener. The match is the first of seven straight for the Dukes at home.