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Men's Tennis Joe Browning

Seahawks Headed To CAA Tennis Finals

Box Score WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia – Junior Bruno Caula clinched the match for the second day and the top-seeded UNCW men's tennis team recorded its second straight shutout of the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Tennis Championships with a 4-0 triumph over No 5 seeded James Madison early Saturday at William & Mary's Millie West Tennis Facility.
 
The Seahawks increased their record to 14-5 and won for the sixth time in their last seven matches. UNCW will face the winner of this afternoon's match between No. 2 Elon and No. 3 William & Mary in Sunday's title match at 1 p.m.
 
The Seahawks captured the doubles point for the 15th time in 19 matches, but it wasn't easy. After the No. 1 tandem of Caula and Daniel Groom coasted to a 6-1 verdict over JMU's Paul Mendoza and Holden Koons, the No. 3 team of Leonardo Sprovieri and Gabriel Hurtado edged JMU's Gonzalo Adis and William Karpinski, 6-4, to clinch the crucial point.
 
UNCW, which won six CAA titles from 2009-2018, then closed out the match with consecutive singles victories by Leonardo Sprovieri, Daniel Groom and Caula.
 
Caula, playing No. 1, cruised past JMU's Holden Koons, 6-2, 6-2, to send the Seahawks into the CAA finals for the ninth time. The Seahawks will play in the CAA championship match for the fourth consecutive year after beating JMU for the ninth time in 11 tries in the CAA Tournament.
 
#1 UNCW 4, #5 James Madison 0
May 1, 2021 | Millie West Tennis Facility | Williamsburg, Va.
 
Singles
1. Bruno Caula (UNCW) def. Holden Koons (JMU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Daniel Groom (UNCW) def. Alvaro Arce (JMU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNCW) vs. Paul Mendoza (JMU), 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
4. Gabriel Hurtado (UNCW) vs. Oscar Hernandez (JMU), 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
5. Michael Copeland (UNCW) vs. William Karpinski (JMU), 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
6. Leonardo Sprovieri (UNCW) def. Gonzalo Adis (JMU), 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Bruno Caula/Daniel Groom (UNCW) def. Paul Mendoza/Holden Koons (JMU), 6-1
2. Dillon Gooch/Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNCW) vs. Alvaro Arce/Oscar Hernandez (JMU), 6-5, unfinished
3. Leonardo Sprovieri/Gabriel Hurtado (UNCW) def. Gonzalo Adis/William Karpinski (JMU), 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,2,1)
 
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Players Mentioned

Bruno Caula

Bruno Caula

6' 2"
Junior
Michael Copeland

Michael Copeland

6' 1"
Senior
Dillon Gooch

Dillon Gooch

6' 0"
Junior
Daniel Groom

Daniel Groom

5' 9"
Senior
Leonardo Sprovieri

Leonardo Sprovieri

5' 9"
Junior
Beka Rasamatov

Beka Rasamatov

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bruno Caula

Bruno Caula

6' 2"
Junior
Michael Copeland

Michael Copeland

6' 1"
Senior
Dillon Gooch

Dillon Gooch

6' 0"
Junior
Daniel Groom

Daniel Groom

5' 9"
Senior
Leonardo Sprovieri

Leonardo Sprovieri

5' 9"
Junior
Beka Rasamatov

Beka Rasamatov

6' 0"
Freshman