Women's Tennis Southern Conference

Cougars Down Mountaineers, 7-0

BOONE, N.C. - College of Charleston women's tennis improved to 6-0 in the Southern Conference on Sunday with a 7-0 win over the Mountaineers at Appalachian State.

The No. 58-ranked Cougars (13-8, 6-0 SoCon) earned victories in eight of nine matches on Sunday. Seniors Laura Borza and Anna Lee Evans picked up their fifth win at the No.2 doubles spot with an 8-0 victory over Blakely Bean and Laura Janke. Senior Holly Dowse and sophomore Caroline Newman picked up an 8-1 victory at the No. 3 spot to clinch the doubles point.

The Cougars swept the singles matches as every Charleston player won in straight sets. After edging Ellie Linsell, 7-6, in the first set at the top spot, Dowse easily captured the second set 6-1 for her eighth win as the No. 1 seed this season. Newman earned a 6-0, 7-6 win to avoid playing a third set at the No. 2 spot, increasing her record to 15-5 this year.

Borza and junior Keely Mulligan extended their win streaks to four matches at the fourth and sixth spots, respectively. Borza escaped with a 7-5 win in the first set over Caroline Mauch before earning a 6-2 victory in the second set. Mulligan claimed a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gisela Fernandez.

Junior Kinsey Casey rebounded from a loss at the top doubles spot to defeat her opponent 6-4, 6-2 in No. 3 singles. Evans cruised to a 6-0m 6-1 victory over Blean at the No. 5 spot.

Appalachian State fell to 7-7 and 1-3 in the SoCon with the loss.