Box Score 

CONWAY, S.C. -  The Kennesaw State men's tennis battled to the end but came up on the short end of a 4-3 loss at Coastal Carolina at the Lynn Stevens Tennis Complex on Sunday.
 
"We were proud of the way the guys competed today," Director of Tennis Matt Emery said. "If we keep competing like we did today, this team is going to do some special things this season. We are looking forward to a great week of practice and bouncing back against Georgia State on Friday."
 
The Chanticleers won the doubles point and three singles matches to take home the win.
 
The Owls opened doubles with a win on court one as Sergio Ingles and Sebastian Osorio def. Bastien Huon and Pyry Hyrkkonen 6-1. CCU answered winning on court two and a tight match on court three to take the doubles point.
 
Gaston Muhammad tied the match at 1-1 after he defeated Neil O'Connor in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Raul Garcia gave the Owls the lead as the freshman downed Diego Giraldo 6-3, 6-3, on court three. The Chanticleers then won a pair of matches to take a 3-2 lead. Sergio Ingles beat Pyry Hyrkkonen 6-3, 6-4 and tied the match at three. The Chanticleers were able to pick up a three-set win on court one to seal the win.
 
The Owls stay on the road and face off against Georgia State at the Peachtree City Tennis Center on Friday, February 26 at 11 a.m.
 
Coastal Carolina 4, Kennesaw State 3
Singles competition
1. Bastien Huon (CCU) def. Sebastian Osorio (KSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
2. Sergio Ingles (KSU) def. Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Raul Garcia (KSU) def. Diego Giraldo (CCU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Gonzalo Achondo (CCU) def. Kevin Patel (KSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) def. Harvey Conway (KSU) 7-5, 6-4
6. Gaston Muhammad (KSU) def. Neil O'Connor (CCU) 6-3, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. Sergio Ingles/Sebastian Osorio (KSU) def. Bastien Huon/ Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) 6-1
2. Gonzalo Achondo / Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Gaston Muhammad/Raul Garcia (KSU) 6-4
3. Daiki Tanabe / Francesco Cori (CCU) def. Kevin Patel/Seru Tezuka (KSU) 6-2
 
Match Notes
Kennesaw State 1-4
Coastal Carolina 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,3,5,4,2,1)

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