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.

No. 58 CofC (13-8, 6-0 SoCon) earned victories in eight of nine matches on Sunday. Seniors Laura Borza (Toronto, Ontario/Mary Ward Secondary) and Anna Lee Evans (Vilas, N.C./Watauga) 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 (Tuncurry, Australia/Forster) and sophomore Caroline Newman (Greensboro, N.C./Page) 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 (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep) 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 (Alpharetta, Ga./Northview) 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.

College of Charleston returns home to host conference opponent Elon on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The match will be the first of a four-match homestand.

Singles
1. Holly Dowse (CofC) def. Ellie Linsell (ASU) 7-6, 6-1
2. Caroline Newman (CofC) def. Jennifer Ansari (ASU) 6-0, 7-6
3. Kinsey Casey (CofC) def. Olivia Stannard (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Laura Borza (CofC) def. Caroline Mauch (ASU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Anna Lee Evans (CofC) def. Blakely Bean (ASU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Keely Mulligan (CofC) def. Gisela Fernandez (ASU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Olivia Stannard/Ellie Linsell (ASU) def. Irene Viana/Kinsey Casey (CofC) 8-4
2. Anna Lee Evans/Laura Borza (CofC) def. Blakely Bean/Laura Janke (ASU) 8-0
3. Caroline Newman/Holly Dowse (CofC) def. Gisela Fernandez/Jennifer Ansari (ASU) 8-1