Cougars Break From Conference Schedule to Host No. 39 Illinois
3/25/2010 8:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CofC is riding a four-match win streak that includes three conference victories and a non-conference win over Massachusetts. Most recently, head coach Angelo Anastopoulo's squad handed Elon its first conference loss of the season, 5-2, to remain one of only two teams that are undefeated in league play.
Senior Laura Borza (Toronto, Ontario/Mary Ward Secondary) has won her last five matches in both singles and doubles competition. She and fellow senior Anna Lee Evans (Vilas, N.C./Watauga) clinched the doubles point for Charleston on Mar. 24 against the Phoenix, earning an 8-5 victory at the No.2 spot. The pair is now 7-1 as partners, including 6-1 as the No. 2 seed.
Four of Borza's last five wins have come at the No. 4 spot. Her last three wins have come in straight sets over conference opponents. Borza is now 8-4 on the season in singles competition.
Illinois is coming off a 4-3 loss to No. 20 South Carolina that snapped a four-match win streak. Two members of the Illini, junior Marisa Lambropoulos and freshman Breanne Smutko, captured their fifth straight doubles match in the No. 3 spot, but the team lost the doubles point which proved to be the difference-maker in the match.
Top-seeded Leigh Finnegan and Megan Fudge are currently ranked 55th in the country by the ITA Poll. Fudge also holds the 119th spot in singles action, competing at the No. 1 and 2 spots. She holds a 16-8 record on the season and has won eight of her last 10 matches.
As always, fans unable to attend the match can keep up with all the action via Live Stats on www.cofcsports.com.
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