Feb. 20, 2004

Conway, SC - The Coastal Carolina University men's tennis team (1-2) fell to The Citadel 6- 1 Feb. 19, at the Billy Nichols Tennis Center. The Bulldogs won five of six singles matches in the win.

Freshman Simon Taylor (Hampshire, England) earned the Chants victory, defeating Rob Haynie 6-4, 7-5. Seniors Matt Stubbs and John Williams, as well as sophomores Warren Woolfolk and David Lara, and freshman Carl Hocker won in straight sets for the Bulldogs. In the doubles, The Citadel picked up all three matches, with sophomore Florentin Meynie (Nanterre, France) and Taylor falling 8-6 to Warren Woolfolk and David Lara at number one doubles.

Coastal heads to Wilmington, N.C., to face the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wed. Feb. 25, at 2 p.m., while The Citadel will host Davidson at 1 p.m. on the 28th.

The Citadel 6, Coastal Carolina 1

Singles

1 - Matt Stubbs (The Citadel) def. Adam Adler, 6-2, 6-2

2 - John Williams (The Citadel) def. Florentin Meynie, 6-4, 6-3

3 - Carl Hocker (The Citadel) def. Ryan Vrba, 6-3, 6-2

4 - Warren Woolfolk (The Citadel) def. Richard Redding, 6-3, 6-3

5 - David Lara (The Citadel) def. Darko Fridl, 6-4, 7-6 (5)

6 - Simon Taylor (Coastal) def. Robert Haynie, 6-4, 7-5

Doubles

1 - Woolfolk/Lara def. Meynie/Taylor, 8-6

2 - Hocker/Stubbs def. Adler/Redding, 8-2

3 - Haynie/Williams def. Fridl/Andy Caress, 8-1