Seahawks One Match Away From Ninth Tennis Title

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vs. #1 UNCW Vs. #3 Elon (Finals)

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vs. #1 UNCW Vs. #3 Elon (Finals)

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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia – Top-seeded UNCW stormed back from an early deficit to cruise past No. 4 Drexel, 4-1, in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Tennis Championship on Saturday at William & Mary's Millie West Courts at the Mackesy Tennis Center.

No. 1 UNCW, 16-7, will face No. 3 Elon, 15-8, in the CAA Championship match on Sunday at 2 p.m. Drexel had a five-match winning streak snapped and ended the season at 10-11.

The Dragons won the deciding match at No. 2 doubles to win the early point on Saturday, but the two-time defending champion Seahawks responded by sweeping the first four singles matches off the court to advance to the championship match for the sixth consecutive year.

No. 6 player Trey Mallory blitzed Drexel's Pierre Humayou, 6-0, 6-2, to even the score at 1-all and graduate student Davide Innocenti of UNCW crushed Drexel's Hugo Brungs, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5 singles to give the Seahawks the lead for good, 2-1.

Junior Reece Falck, playing at the top of the lineup, then extended the score to 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-4, verdict over Alan Jesudason, setting up the clincher by sophomore Bekhzod Rasamatov at No. 4 singles. The Tushkent, Uzbekistan, native trimmed Drexel's Matvey Radionov, 6-3, 7-5, for his second clincher of the season.

The Seahawks have won eight consecutive matches and 16 of their last 17 pairings in the conference tournament since 2017. UNCW stands 19-3 as the top seed in the event.

UNCW and Elon have played for the CAA crown twice in the last three years, splitting the matches. The Phoenix won, 4-3, in 2019 for their first CAA title and the Seahawks earned a 4-2 victory last season for their second straight conference championship and eighth since 2009.

#1 UNCW 4, #4 Drexel 1
Apr. 29, 2023 | CAA Semifinals | Mackesy Tennis Center | Williamsburg, Va.

Singles
1. Reece Falck (UNCW) d. Alan Jesudason (DREXEL), 6-1, 6-4
2. Harold Huens (UNCW) v. Daniel Dudockin (DREXEL), 6-1, 3-6, unfinished
3. Gabe Hurtado (UNCW) v. Alex De Sousa (DREXEL), 7-6 (5), 4-4, unfinished
4. Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNC) d. Matvey Radionov (DREXEL), 6-3, 7-5
5. Davide Innocenti (UNCW) d. Huge Brungs (DREXEL), 6-1, 6-0
6. Trey Mallory (UNCW) d. Pierre Humayou (DREXEL), 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
1. Alex De Sousa- Alan Jesudason (DREXEL) d. Drew Broadstreet-Trey Mallory (UNCW), 7-5
2. Alex de Gabriele-Reece Falck (UNCW) d. Pierre Humayou-Juan Manuel Sanchez (DREXEL), 6-1
3. Daniel Dudockin-Matvey Radionov (DREXEL) d. Gabe Hurtado-Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNCW), 7-5

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

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