College of Charleston
No. 38 South Carolina
College of Charleston Women?s Tennis Downed by No. 38 South Carolina
2/24/2010 11:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Senior Laura Borza (Toronto, Ontario/Mary Ward Secondary) made her first appearance for Charleston this season, pairing up with sophomore Caroline Newman (Greensboro, N.C./Page) for the third doubles spot. The duo earned the sole victory for the Cougars, defeating Rita Maisak and Anya Morgina, 8-5.
Junior Emma Hayman (Wanganui, New Zealand/New Mexico) had the closest match of the singles competition, battling Dijana Stojic at the No.2 spot. Hayman forced both sets to extra points before eventually yielding a 7-6, 7-5 decision.
Top-seeded senior Holly Dowse (Tuncurry, Australia/Forster) and junior Kinsey Casey (Alpharetta, Ga./Northview) both faced nationally-ranked opponents in their singles matches. Dowse battled 66th-ranked Ana Marija Zubori, falling 6-0, 6-1 while Casey dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision to No. 82 Anya Morgina at the No. 3 spot.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak the Cougars (3-4) had been riding since earning their first win over No. 62 Boston University on Jan. 31. The Gamecocks improved to 3-3 with the victory.
College of Charleston begins the conference portion of its schedule this weekend when the team travels to Birmingham, Ala. to face Samford at 10 a.m. on Friday. The Cougars follow will then visit Chattanooga on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match with the Lady Mocs.
Singles
1. No. 66 Ana Marija Zubori (USC) def. Holly Dowse (CofC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Dijana Stojic (USC) def. Emma Hayman (CofC) 7-6, 7-5
3. No. 82 Anya Morgina (USC) def. Kinsey Casey (CofC) 6-2, 6-3
4. M. Saari-Bystrom (USC) def. Caroline Newman (CofC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Miljana Jocic (USC) def. Laura Borza (CofC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Adriana Pereira (USC) def. Anna Lee Evans (CofC) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Ana Maija Zubori/Dijana Stojic (USC) def. Holly Dowse/Emma Hayman (CofC) 8-3
2. Miljana Joci/M. Saari-Bystrom (USC) def. Anna Lee Evans/Kinsey Casey (CofC) 8-3
3. Laura Borza/Caroline Newman (CofC) def. Rita Maisak/Anya Morgina (USC) 8-5
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