College of Charleston 6, Davidson 1
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson played a familiar foe on Sunday in its home opener, but saw College of Charleston spoil it, 6-1, in women's tennis at the Knobloch Tennis Center.
The Wildcats fell to 0-2, while CofC evened its record to 1-1. The Cougars were one-time Southern Conference members before moving to the Colonial Athletic Association this year.
The Cougars took the doubles point to start the match by earning wins at No. 2 and 3 positions. The team of Brites Moniz-Soares and Elaina Cummer earned their first win of the season at No 1, netting a 6-4 victory. The team point came down to a tie-breaker at No. 3, in which Sarah Stein and Elise Held came up short, 7-3.
Scoring the lone team point on the afternoon was Held, who netted a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 6.
Nisha Crouser took her Cougar opponent to a super tie-breaker after splitting the first two sets, 6-7, 6-1. She then fell in the tie-breaker 10-3.
Playing in her first collegiate singles match was Stein, who was the Wildcats' No. 4. She hung tough, pushing Samantha Maddox to an extra game in the second set (7-5) after falling 6-3 in the first set.
Davidson stays at home for a doubleheader next Saturday, Jan. 25, as it will host Radford (10 a.m.) and Brevard College (3 p.m.).
Furman at UCF Invite
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Furman women’s tennis swept the doubles competition and registered one singles win in the second day of play at the UCF Invitational in Orlando, Fla. The Paladins squared off against North Florida in doubles and faced Florida International in singles at the tournament.
Junior Alex Moreno-Kaste teamed with senior Katherine Oudin for a 6-3 win over Simona Weymar and Rebeca Pereira, while rookies Blair Martin and Ansley Speaks defeated Marina Cunningham and Taylor Hollander, 6-2, in doubles action. The duo of senior Margaret Boyette and freshman Karlee Bryde held on for a 7-6(7-4) victory against Michelle Valdez and Quetzali Vazquez.
In singles play, Bryde posted a quick 6-1, 6-0 victory over Valentina Briceno of Florida International for the Paladins’ lone win of the day. Martin split sets with Tina Mohorcic, but Mohorcic claimed the win, 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3).
The tournament will conclude on Monday.