Men's Tennis Downs Appalachian State In Regular Season Finale
April 12, 2004 | Men's Tennis
BOONE, N.C. -- The East Carolina men's tennis team bounced back from a disappointing loss Wednesday to claim its 13th victory of the season with a 5-2 win over instate foe Appalachian State on Saturday.
The Pirates (13-5) recorded five singles wins with senior Charl Meyer defeating Alex Probst in straight sets 6-0 and 6-0. Meyer's doubles teammate, Darren Mansell, also won in straight sets 7-5 and 6-4 to pace the Pirates.
In doubles action, the team of Meyer and Mansell captured the Pirates lone win over Probst and Ben Shuster, 8-6.
The Pirates will be back in action April 15-18 when they travel to Memphis, Tenn. for the Conference USA Tennis Championships.
Singles
1. Charl Meyer (ECU) def. Alex Probst, 6-0,6-0
2. Paulo Baumer (ECU) def. Dimitar Dimitrov, 7-5,4-6,3
3. Darren Mansell (ECU) def. Ben Shuster, 7-5,6-4
4. Felipe Fonseca (ECU) def. Andrew Waters, 6-4,7-6
5. Jason Nius def. Mark Gellard (ECU), 4-6,6-1,7-5
6. Nick Rose (ECU) def. Jacob Stapleton, 6-2,6-4
Doubles
1. Meyer/Mansell (ECU) def. Shuster/Probst, 8-6
2. Nius/Waters def Baumer/Rose (ECU), 8-4
3. Taylor/Dimitrov def. Fonseca/Gellard (ECU), 8-6
