College of Charleston
Florida Atlantic
Women's Tennis Takes 6-1 Decision Over Florida Atlantic
3/8/2011 3:01:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The College of Charleston women's tennis team took down Florida Atlantic, 6-1, in non-conference action at Patch Reef Park on Monday afternoon.
CofC improves to 3-4 on the season while Florida Atlantic falls to 2-9.
"Today we had some of our players play the best tennis they have all season which is a good sign as we prepare to move into our Southern Conference schedule," said head coach Angelo Anastopoulo. "We played well in some very warm conditions which is a testament to the players' conditioning and preparation."
The Cougars opened the match with the doubles point for the third consecutive match.
The top tandem, Casey Kinsey (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Katie Lee (Brisbane, Australia), took down FAU's Natasha Basma and Erika Mrazkova in a hard-fought, 8-6 match. Sisters Caroline Newman (Greensboro, N.C.) and Christin Newman (Greensboro, N.C.) ensured the doubles point with an 8-4 result over Cassie Bergeson and Marlene Ryan. Irene Viana (Paris, France) and Olivia McMillan (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) claimed victory in the No. 3 spot with a 7-5 tiebreaker over Natasha Phillips and Justine Humair.
The Cougars extended the lead to 3-0 when Christin Newman defeated Humair, 6-1, 6-4, and Carolina Newman downed Ryan, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5).
Casey ensured the victory for the Cougars with a 6-3, 6-3 finish over Basma.
Kelly Kambourelis (Melbourne, Fla.) was the first player done and went 6-0, 6-1 over Bergeson.
Keely Mulligan defeated Virginia Augustin, 6-3, 6-1, for the Cougars' fifth match.
Phillips notched the lone point for FAU with a narrow defeat of Viana, 6-2, 4-6 (10-5).
Tennis Match Results
College of Charleston vs Florida Atlantic
Mar 07, 2011 at Boca Raton, Fla.
(Patch Reef Park)
College of Charleston 6, Florida Atlantic 1
Singles competition
1. NEWMAN, Christin (COFC) def. Humair, Justine (FAU) 6-1, 6-4
2. NEWMAN, Caroline (COFC) def. Ryan, Marlene (FAU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
3. CASEY, Kinsey (COFC) def. Basma, Natasha (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
4. KAMBOURELIS, Kelly (COFC) def. Bergeson, Cassie (FAU) 6-0, 6-1
5. MULLIGAN, Keely (COFC) def. Augustin, Virginia (FAU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Phillips, Natasha (FAU) def. VIANA, Irene (COFC) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Doubles competition
1. CASEY, Kinsey/LEE, Katie (COFC) def. Basma, Natasha/Mrazkova, Erika (FAU) 8-6
2. NEWMAN, Caroline/NEWMAN, Christin (COFC) def. Bergeson, Cassie/Ryan, Marlene (FAU) 8-4
3. McMILLAN, Olivia/VIANA, Irene (COFC) def. Humair, Justine/Phillips, Natasha (FAU) 8-7 (7-5)
Match Notes:
College of Charleston 3-4
Florida Atlantic 2-9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,3,5,1,6,2)
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