Dukes Drop 4-3 Heartbreaker at Charleston

Thursday, March 17

Charleston, S.C.

3:30 p.m.

James Madison University

College of Charleston

3/17/2022 7:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – James Madison men's tennis came up just short in multiple three-set decisions, falling at the College of Charleston, 4-3, on Thursday evening at the College of Charleston Tennis Center at Patriots Point.

The Dukes now sit at 10-3, while the Cougars improved to 6-6.

Doubles play began with a big win on court one for the Dukes. Holden Koons and Youssef Sadek dispatched Zac Larke and Robby Krick, 6-0.

Oscar Hernandez and Mario Pena clinched the doubles point and put JMU in the lead with a 6-3 victory on court three over Johnny Wang and Brolin Dorsey.

In singles play, Koons continued his stellar run on court one this season. He defeated Larke 6-0, 6-2 to improve to 12-1 in dual-match singles play.

Charleston won the second singles on court two, and then followed that up with a tough three-set win on court five to even the score. Edson Sanchez and Wang alternated the first two sets, and then went to a tiebreaker in the third set. Sanchez held two match points but was unable to convert, falling to Wang, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Following that, Sadek gave the lead right back to the Dukes. After falling in a first-set tiebreak by an 8-6 score to Matias Gaedechens on court three, he settled in and won the final two sets, rallying for a 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-0 victory.

The Dukes were unable to get the clinching point, as the Cougars won the final two singles matches on courts six and four, respectively, with each coming in three sets.

UP NEXT
The Dukes conclude their five-match road trip on Friday, March 18, as they face off against Campbell. First serve is set for 2 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C.