Seahawks Extend Tennis Winning Streak

CONWAY, South Carolina – The UNCW men's tennis team reeled off its fourth consecutive victory on Saturday with a hard fought 6-1 decision over Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina's Stevens Tennis Complex.

The Seahawks, playing the Eagles at a neutral site, pushed their record to 6-2 on the season after fighting off three match points at No. 3 doubles and set points at the No. 2 and No. 5 singles positions.

"It was a very physical match," said Mait DuBois, UNCW's veteran head coach. "Georgia Southern plays very feisty and competes well. I thought we did a good job working through some tough positions in singles and doubles.

"John Dransfeld got his first college win today in clinching the doubles. Overall, it was a very strong team match for us."

Freshman Bekhzod Rasamatov clinched the match for the Seahawks by defeating GSU's Murphy McCullough, 7-6 (6), 6-3, at No. 2 singles. UNCW wound up winning five of the six singles matches to improve to 31-15 (.674) in singles play this spring.

UNCW next returns home to take on longtime rival Campbell on Sunday, March 21, at the UNCW Courts. Match time is noon.

UNCW 6, Georgia Southern 1
Mar. 13, 2021 | Stevens Tennis Complex | Conway, S.C.

Singles
1. Bruno Caula (UNCW) def. Pascal Wagemaker (GSU), 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 6-0
2. Bekhzad Rasamatov (UNCW) def. Murphy McCullough (GSU), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
3. Gabriel Hurtado (UNCW) def. Tao Castillo (GSU), 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-8)
4. Michael Copeland (UNCW) def. Valentin Dun (GSU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Leonard Sprovieri (UNCW) def. Alexandros Roumpis (GSU), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
6. Jaap Aaldering (GSU) def. John Dransfeld (UNCW), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Bruno Caula/Leonard Sprovieri (UNCW) def. Alexandros Roumpis/Murphy McCullough (GSU), 6-4
2. Valentin Dun/Carlos Garcia (GSU) def. Gabriel Hurtado/Michael Copeland (UNCW), 6-3
3. John Dransfeld/Bekhzad Rasamatov (UNCW) def. Tao Castillo/Pascal Wagemaker (GSU), 7-6 (9-7)

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,5,2,6,1,3)

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Players Mentioned

Bruno Caula: 6' 2"; Junior

Michael Copeland: 6' 1"; Senior

John Dransfeld: 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bruno Caula
: 6' 2"; Junior

Michael Copeland
: 6' 1"; Senior

John Dransfeld
: 6' 0"; Freshman

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Seahawks Extend Tennis Winning Streak

Players Mentioned

Bruno Caula

Michael Copeland

John Dransfeld

Players Mentioned

Bruno Caula

Michael Copeland

John Dransfeld