Comeback Bid Falls Just Short in 4-3 Setback at Coastal

Saturday, April 6

Conway, S.C.

Noon

James Madison University

Coastal Carolina

4/6/2024 4:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – James Madison crawled out of a 3-0 hole, winning a trio of three-set singles matches before Coastal Carolina claimed the final bout to down the Dukes, 4-3, in Sun Belt Conference men's tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.

The Chanticleers improved to 7-10 (2-3 SBC) while the Dukes fell to 7-12 (0-7 SBC).

Coastal improved to 9-7 all-time against the Dukes and avenged a 4-0 loss to JMU in Harrisonburg last season.

JMU got three-set singles victories from Youssef Sadek, Julian Lozano and Francisco Sinopoli.

For the Chants, Maj Tomac and Eric Tripathi each went 2-0, with Tomac earning the clinching point on court four during singles play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles Play

Coastal took the early 1-0 lead with victories on court two and three.
Rivers Cahill and Tripathi first beat Markus Giersiepen and Edson Sanchez, 6-3, before Ryuya Ata and Tomac won by the same score versus Sadek and Sinopoli on court two.
Over on court one, Lozano and Esteve Agusti led Carlos Berna Ruiz and Lucas Wayenburg, 5-3, when it went unfinished.

Singles Play

Coastal built a 3-0 lead in the match after turning in wins on courts six and three.
Tripathi took down Sanchez in straight sets, at 6-3, 6-3, before Wayenburg turned in the same exact scoreline in his courth-three victory against Agusti.
JMU got on the board on court four, as the Dukes won their first of three three-set bouts. After falling in the first, Sinopoli bounced back for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 triumph aginat Juan Cruz Collardin.
The Dukes got within 3-2 on court two, as Lozano held off Ata with a strong finish, downing the CCU player by a margin of 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
Sadek squared the match at three apiece on court one, as he overcame a set deficit to defeat Berna Ruiz by scores of 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
In the final match Giersiepen held a 4-3 lead in the third set before Tomas rallied back to take a 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 win on court four to clinch the win for the hosts.

UP NEXT
JMU closes the regular season on Saturday, April 13 when it hosts Old Dominion at 2 p.m. from Hillside Courts. It will be Senior Day for Youssef Sadek and Mario Pena, who will play their final home match for the Dukes.