College of Charleston
Rutgers
Cougars Complete Doubleheader Sweep With 4-1 Decision Over Rutgers
3/11/2012 10:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's tennis team won its fourth in a row with a 4-1 decision over Rutgers to complete the doubleheader sweep on Sunday at the CofC Tennis Center.
The Cougars (8-4) played a shortened team format against the Scarlet Knights (5-5) with four singles and one best-of-three doubles match after defeating Appalachian State, 7-0, in the earlier portion of the twinbill.
Junior Christin Newman (Greensboro, N.C.) and freshman Jenny Falcone (Davidson, N.C.) went a perfect 2-0 in singles against ASU and Rutgers combined. Newman improved to 6-4 on the season with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Jennifer Holzberg at the top spot, while Falcone extended her win streak to a team-best six consecutive matches with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Stefania Balasa at No. 3.
Junior Olivia McMillan (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) also contributed to the final team score by a count of 6-1, 6-2 over Noor Judeh at the No. 4 line.
In doubles competition, junior Irene Viana (Paris, France) and freshman Samantha Maddox (Lexington, Ky.) defeated Lindsay Balsamo and Morgan Ivey, 7-6, 6-4, in the best-of-three-sets at No. 1.
"It was a fun format for us to play today," CofC Director of Tennis Angelo Anastopoulo said. "(Rutgers Head) Coach Ben Bucca suggested it and we were happy to oblige. It was a quick format and goes in the line with other sports getting done in two or two and a half hours or less. I was real pleased with the performance of our team over spring break. Going 5-1 is a great accomplishment and I hope we can continue that success going up against a very good Boston University team on Wednesday."
The Cougars will host BU (4-4) on Wednesday, March 14 at 1 p.m. (ET) at the CofC Tennis Center.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 4, RUTGERS 1
March 11, 2012
CofC Tennis Center
at Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
SINGLES
No. 1 - Christin Newman (CofC) def. Jennifer Holzberg (Rutgers), 6-2, 6-0.
No. 2 - Vanessa Petrini (Rutgers) def. Caroline Newman (CofC), 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5).
No. 3 - Jenny Falcone (CofC) def. Stefania Balasa (Rutgers), 6-4, 6-1.
No. 4 - Olivia McMillan (CofC) def. Noor Judeh (Rutgers), 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Samantha Maddox-Irene Viana (CofC) def. Lindsay Balsamo-Morgan Ivey (Rutgers), 7-6, 6-4.
ORDER OF FINISH
S1, S3, S4, D1*, S2
*Four singles and one doubles match format. Doubles decided the best two out of three sets.
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