College of Charleston
University of Chicago
Cougars Continue Winning Ways With Shut Out Of Chicago
3/18/2012 5:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The No. 74-ranked College of Charleston women's tennis team continued its winning ways with a 7-0 shutout of NCAA Division III powerhouse University of Chicago on Sunday afternoon at the CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point.
The Cougars (12-4) have not allowed a singles or doubles match to their opponent in back-to-back contests including a 7-0 rout of Wofford on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Maroons (6-3) were coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2012 ITA National Team Indoor Championships and suffered their first loss in three matches.
CofC took control of the non-conference match early as freshman Grace Baker (Charlotte, N.C.) and junior Olivia McMillan (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) defeated Chicago's Kelsey McGillis and Megan Tang, 8-2, at No. 3 doubles followed by the sister tandem of senior Caroline Newman (Greensboro, N.C.) and junior Christin Newman (Greensboro, N.C.), 8-2, at No. 2, to secure the doubles point leading into singles play.
Junior Irene Viana (Paris, France) allowed only one game in a 6-1, 6-0 victory over McGillis at the No. 5 line, while freshman Jenny Falcone (Davidson, N.C.) improved to a team-best 11-3 on the season with two love sets versus Linden Li, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4.
Sophomore Kelly Kambourelis (Melbourne, Fla.) clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-3 decision over Chicago's Jennifer Kung at No. 2 singles.
"Chicago played some great doubles and we anticipated that today," CofC Director of Tennis Angelo Anastopoulo said. "They are a very good indoor team and came out with a lot of enthusiasm. They played a great doubles point and we were fortunate to win. In singles, we just had more endurance and consistency than they did to help propel us through. Right now, our players are playing well and we are starting to run on all cylinders getting all of these matches under our belt."
CofC continues the second half of its Sunday matinee doubleheader with Southern Conference foe Western Carolina at 1 p.m. (ET) with live scoring available at: www.CofCSports.com.
(74) COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 7, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 0
March 18, 2012
CofC Tennis Center
at Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Attendance: 78
SINGLES
No. 1 - Christin Newman (CofC) def. Kendra Higgins (Chicago), 6-0, 6-3.
No. 2 - Kelly Kambourelis (CofC) def. Jennifer Kung (Chicago), 6-1, 6-3.
No. 3 - Caroline Newman (CofC) def. Carmen VacaGuzman (Chicago), 6-2, 6-2.
No. 4 - Jenny Falcone (CofC) def. Linden Li (Chicago), 6-0, 6-0.
No. 5 - Irene Viana (CofC) def. Kelsey McGillis (Chicago), 6-1, 6-0.
No. 6 - (113) Katie Lee (CofC) def. Megan Tang (Chicago), 7-5, 6-4.
DOUBLES
No. 1 - Samantha Maddox-Irene Viana (CofC) def. Kendra Higgins-Carmen VacaGuzman (Chicago), 8-5.
No. 2 - Caroline Newman-Christin Newman (CofC) def. Linden Li-Jennifer Kung (Chicago), 8-2.
No. 3 - Grace Baker-Olivia McMillan (CofC) def. Kelsey McGillis-Megan Tang (Chicago), 8-2.
ORDER OF FINISH
Doubles: 3, 2, 1
Singles: 5, 4, 2*, 1, 6, 3
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