Pirates Edged by College of Charleston in Marathon Match

Saturday, April 1

Charleston, S.C.

1 PM

East Carolina University

College of Charleston

Pirates Edged by College of Charleston in Marathon Match

April 01, 2017 | Men's Tennis

Charleston, S.C. – East Carolina lost its third straight match in a 4-3 marathon contest at College of Charleston Saturday afternoon. ECU claimed the doubles point but Charleston did not go down without a fight as both teams turned up the pressure and all six singles matches went to three sets in a four and a half hour match.

"What a match," head coach Shawn Heinchon said. "I'm not sure I've seen anything closer with all six singles matches going three sets. It's a heartbreaking loss when you fight so long and hard and you come up just a little short. That being said, I am proud of our guys' fight, especially after our performance yesterday. They showed a lot of guts today. I wish more people could have seen us compete today, you would have been an instant Pirate tennis fan."

Will Bissett won his match at No. 5 singles when Alex Angradi retired trailing 3-1 in the third set giving the Pirates a 2-0 lead. Juan Estevarena defeated Vlad Anghel at No. 1 singles and Vasily Kichigin defeated Fredric Lehfeldt on court three for the Cougars to lead tie things up 2-all. Javier Renones won 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at the bottom of the lineup to put the Purple and Gold within one point of victory.

Rodrigo Encinas edged Kasey Countee tying things up as all eyes turned to court two where Benedict Henning and Ronny Georgi were even in a third set. Henning earned the win for the Cougars with a 7-5 deciding set.

Results:
Singles
1. Juan Estevarena (CofC) def. Vlad Anghel (ECU) ~ 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
2. Benedikt Henning (CofC) def. Ronny Georgi (ECU) ~ 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5
3. Vasily Kichigin (CofC) def. Fredric Lehfeldt (ECU) ~ 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Rodrigo Encinas (CofC) def. Kasey Countee (ECU) ~ 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-5
5. Will Bissett (ECU) def. Alec Angradi (CofC) ~ 4-6, 6-4, 3-1, Ret.
6. Javier Renones (ECU) def. Luke Kusmider (CofC) ~ 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles
1. Estevarena/Encinas (CofC) def. McGeehan/Ling (ECU) ~ 6-4
2. Anghel/Lehfeldt (ECU) def. Henning/Angradi (CofC) ~ 7-6(3)
3. Georgi/Countee (ECU) def. Kichigin/Sydow (CofC) ~ 7-6(5)