CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's tennis team won its fourth consecutive Southern Conference Tennis Tournament with a 4-0 victory over UNCG Monday afternoon at the College of Charleston Tennis Center.
The Cougars (25-5) began the match by winning the doubles point with victories at courts one and three. Samantha Maddox and Irene Viana beat Niltooli Wilkins and Lucy Dougherty 8-1 at No. 1 while Christin Newman and Katie Lee topped Annette Rios and Kayla Gammie 8-4 at No. 3.
Jenny Falcone posted a straight sets victory over Lucy Dougherty at No. 5 singles (6-3, 7-6) to push the Cougars ahead 2-0.
Kelly Kambourelis, who was named the Most Outstanding Player, topped Alex Whitehead 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles to give the Cougars a 3-0 lead in the match. Katie Lee then downed Stephanie Falcon 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to seal the match for the Cougars.
Kambourelis was named Most Outstanding Player after finishing the week 3-0 in singles play and 1-0 in doubles competition.
College of Charleston advances to the NCAA Tournament and will learn its opponent on May 1, while UNCG finishes the season 18-6.