College of Charleston 5, Georgia Southern 2

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern fell Wednesday afternoon (April 5) to the College of Charleston, 5-2. CofC took five of the six singles matches.

The day started out right for Georgia Southern (5-13, 2-5 SoCon) as they seized the doubles point from the Cougars, taking matches from the No. 2 and 3 flights. Senior Kim Wollett (Ocala, Fla./Belleview) and junior Heather Reynolds (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) out-dueled Ashley Finnegan and Maxine Capewell 8-5 at No. 2, while senior Szilvia Zsakay (Szekesfehervar, Hungary/Bugat Pal) and freshman Jessica Matlosz (Alpharetta, Ga./Centennial) took down Amanda Becker and Jessica Tuckman 8-3 from the No. 3 spot.

Singles play was a different story for the Eagles, as only Zsakay emerged victorious. At the No. 1 spot, Zsakay battled CofC’s Capewell to a 6-0, 7-6(5) win. The win was Zsakay’s sixth of the year in dual play and brings her record against Southern Conference opponents to 2-2.

College of Charleston (11-9, 6-1 SoCon) took flights two thru four in straight sets. Reynolds posted a second set victory of 6-3 to push her No. 5 match to a third set, however the Cougars’ Payten Ellington held on for a 6-4 victory. Reynolds still leads the team in overall wins with nine.

The women’s tennis team will continue their home stand against non-conference opponent Jacksonville on Friday (April 7) at 2 p.m. 

CofC 5, GSU 2

Doubles

1. Albertz/Ellington (CofC) def. Wolken/Maddox (GSU) 8-4

2. Wollett/Reynolds (GSU) def. Capewell/Finnegan (CofC) 8-5

3. Zsakay/Matlosz (GSU) def. Marks/Becker (CofC) 8-3

Singles

1. Szilvia Zsakay (GSU) def. Maxine Capewell (CofC) 6-0, 7-6(5)

2. Chelsea Albertz (CofC) def. Molly Maddox (GSU) 6-2, 6-3

3. Amanda Becker (CofC) def. Lauren Wolken (GSU) 6-0, 6-4

4. Ashley Finnegan (CofC) def. Kim Wollett (GSU) 6-3, 6-3

5. Payten Ellington (CofC) def. Heather Reynolds (GSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

6. Jenna Marks (CofC) def. Emma Knight (GSU) 6-0, 6-1

Cal State Northridge 5, Wofford 2

The Wofford women's tennis team, in California on spring break, lost 5-2 at Cal State-Northridge Wednesday afternoon in its lone match of the trip in Northridge, Calif. The Terriers were slated to face Azusa Pacific Tuesday, but the contest was cancelled due to rain.

Against CS-Northridge, Wofford garnered its two points in singles action. Senior Ellen Rogers tallied a 7-5, 6-1 triumph at the No. 1 position against Silvia Gutierrez. Sophomore Adriane Hodges also was victorious, claiming a 7-5, 6-3 win over YuYu Myinttun at the No. 5 slot.

The two victories were Rogers' and Hodges' team-leading 13th of the season. While Hodges has set a career-high for wins this season, the tally is one shy of tying Rogers' career-best 14 set during her sophomore campaign of 2004.

The loss drops the Terriers' record to 12-8, while the Matadors improve to 10-5. Wofford will return to Spartanburg Thursday and prepare for a home Southern Conference meeting with College of Charleston at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Reeves Tennis Center.

Cal State-Northridge 5, Wofford 2

Singles
No. 1 Ellen Rogers (WOF) def. Silvia Gutierrez (CSUN), 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Kanykey Koichumanova (CSUN) def. Tara Hartness (WOF), 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 Canna Furuta (CSUN) def. Cayley Wetzig (WOF), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 Ana Matijasevic (CSUN) def. Ashley Page (WOF), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Adriane Hodges (WOF) def. YuYu Myinttun (CSUN), 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 Olga Yepremian (CSUN) def. Lauren Prickett (WOF), 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Gutierrez/Myinttun (CSUN) def. Hartness/Rogers (WOF), 8-4
No. 2 Furuta/Koichumanova (CSUN) def. Hodges/Page (WOF), 8-2
No. 3 Matijasevic/Yepremian (CSUN) def. Prickett/Wetzig (WOF), 8-4