College of Charleston 7, Georgia Southern 0

Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's tennis team concluded its regular-season with a 7-0 victory over Georgia Southern at the Patriots Point Tennis Center in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. on Wednesday.  The Cougars have won seven of their last eight matches and clinched at least a second-place finish in the Southern Conference standings for the regular-season.

 

The Cougars won all three of the doubles matches to earn one team point.  The doubles team of Holly Dowse and Anna Lee Evans for CofC improved its doubles record to 16-6 this season with an 8-4 win over Molly Maddox and Christine Caforio of GSU in the No. 1 doubles match.  Senior Jennifer Hancock won her last regular-season match for CofC with an 8-3 win with partner Laura Borza in the No. 3doubles match over Emma Knight and Jessica Matlosz. 

 

CofC won all six of the singles matches to clinch the victory.  Albertz won her 14th singles match of the season with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Maddox in the No. 1 singles match.  Borza improved her record to 18-4 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Reynolds in the No. 3 singles match.  Dowse won her tenth consecutive match and improved her season record to 15-2 with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Caforio in the No. 5 singles match.  Link Leskosky, Evans and Amanda Becker won the other singles matches for the Cougars.

 

CofC will return to action at the Southern Conference Tournament at the Earle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C. beginning on Apr. 19.  Georgia Southern will conclude its' regular-season by hosting Chattanooga on Apr. 14 in Stateboro, Ga. beginning at 9 a.m.

 

College of Charleston 7, Georgia Southern 0

Singles Competition

1.        Chelsea Albertz (COFC) def. Molly Maddox (GSU) 6-1, 6-2

2.        Link Leskosky (COFC) def. Kristi Kegerreis (GSU) 7-5, 6-2

3.        Laura Borza (COFC) def. Heather Reynolds (GSU) 6-0, 6-1

4.        Anna Lee Evans (COFC) def. Shea Huxtable (GSU) 6-0, 6-1

5.        Holly Dowse (COFC) def. Christine Caforio (GSU) 6-0, 6-1

6.        Amanda Becker (COFC) def. Emma Knight (GSU) 6-1, 6-1

 

Doubles Competition (for one team point)

1.        Anna Lee Evans/Holly Dowse (COFC) def. Molly Maddox/Christine Caforio (GSU) 8-4

2.        Chelsea Albertz/Julia Howard (COFC) def. Heather Reynolds/Kristi Kegerreis (GSU) 8-2

3.        Laura Borza/Jennifer Hancock (COFC) def. Emma Knight/Jessica Matlosz (GSU) 8-3

 

Georgia Tech 7, Furman 0

Atlanta, Ga. ? The Furman women’s tennis team completed a difficult non-conference schedule on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, falling 7-0 to the fourth-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.

Furman (12-9) has challenged eight teams ranked in the top 60 this season, including three that were ranked in the top 20. Georgia Tech (18-4) has won its last 10 matches.

 

Furman gave the Jackets all they could handle in doubles action, but Georgia Tech eventually pulled away to earn the point. Laura Gioia and Natasa Manojlovic had a five-match winning streak snapped with an 8-6 loss to No. 40 Amanda Craddock and Alison Silverio at number one. Seniors Bonnie Baird and Jacqueline Eckert nearly knocked off Kristi Miller and Christy Striplin, falling 9-8 (7-5).

 

Georgia Tech held up to its high national rank, sweeping all six singles matches in straight sets. Each Yellow Jacket singles player held a national ranking, ranging from fifth to 116.

 

The Lady Paladins close out the regular season on Saturday afternoon, when they host Davidson in a Southern Conference showdown at 1 p.m. Furman is looking to end conference play undefeated for the eighth straight year. A win will mean an outright regular-season crown and the top seed in the upcoming tournament. Davidson is currently tied for the second-best record in the league, having only lost to College of Charleston in SoCon action.

 

#4 Georgia Tech 7, Furman 0

 Doubles

1. #40 Amanda Craddock/Alison Silverio (GT) def. Laura Gioia/Natasa Manojlovic (FUR) 8-6 2. Kristi Miller/Christy Striplin (GT) def. Bonnie Baird/Jacqueline Eckert

(FUR) 9-8 (7-5)

3. Kirsten Flower/Tarryn Rudman (GT) def. Lauren Tomory/Lisa Bornt-Davis

(FUR) 8-3

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

 

Singles

1. #5 Kristi Miller (GT) def. #123 Laura Gioia (FUR) 6-0, 6-2 2. #80 Alison Silverio (GT) def. Bonnie Baird (FUR) 6-2, 6-1 3. #116 Amanda McDowell (GT) def. Jacqueline Eckert (FUR) 6-1, 6-0 4. #46 Christy Striplin (GT) def. Lauren Tomory (FUR) 6-4, 6-1 5. #103 Tarryn Rudman (GT) def. Natasa Manojlovic (FUR) 6-3, 6-0 6. #30 Kirsten Flower (GT) def. Wanjiku Ngaruiya (FUR) 6-0, 6-0 Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 5, 4