Tennis Drops Regular Season Finale to Coastal Carolina

Friday, April 16

Charleston, S.C.

3 p.m.

The Citadel

Coastal Carolina

Photo by: Tom Thompson

Tennis Drops Regular Season Finale to Coastal Carolina

4/16/2021 7:22:00 PM | Tennis

Box Score

By: Currie McFayden

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel celebrated its Senior Day by honoring Will Graham in a pre-match ceremony at the Earle Tennis Center on Friday afternoon, and Zvonko Bencedic claimed a victory at No. 4 singles for the Bulldogs against in-state foe Coastal Carolina in the squad's regular season finale.

Match Information
Location: Charleston, S.C. (Earle Tennis Center)
Final Score: Coastal Carolina 6, The Citadel 1
Records: The Citadel (5-19), Coastal Carolina (8-8)

Match Rundown

Coastal Carolina won the doubles point with victories at the top two positions, but Phillip Quinn and Lucas Robins salvaged a win for The Citadel at No. 3, knocking off Juan Castellanos and Francesco Cori in a tiebreaker.
The Citadel took three of the six singles matches to three sets, including Senior Day honoree Will Graham at No. 1.
Zvonko Bencedic staged a dramatic comeback after being blanked in the opening set. Bencedic turned the match around with a 6-3 victory in the second frame and then closed out the victory with another 6-3 win in the third set against Daiki Tanabe.

Match Results
Singles
1. Pyry Hyrkkonen (CCU) def. Will Graham (CIT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-0, 6-3
3. Gonzalo Achondo (CCU) def. Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-3, 6-1
4. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT) def. Daiki Tanabe (CCU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Neil O'Connor (CCU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Pyry Hyrkkonen / Diego Giraldo (CCU) def. Will Graham / Hayden Shoemake (CIT) 6-2
2. Daiki Tanabe / Guilherme Toresan (CCU) def. Zvonko Bencedic / Josiah Schainblatt (CIT) 6-3
3. Phillip Quinn / Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Juan Castellanos / Francesco Cori (CCU) 7-6