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Women?s Tennis Defeats Davidson For First Victory
1/20/2014 1:41:00 AM | Women's Tennis
DAVIDSON, N.C. – In the second of three consecutive days in which the Cougars face tough competition on the road, the College of Charleston women's tennis team claimed a resounding, 6-1, victory over former Southern Conference rival Davidson on Sunday at the Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center.
The Cougars (1-1) claimed their first victory of the season after an opening day loss to the Gamecocks of South Carolina on Saturday.
Led by Kelly Kambourelis (Melbourne, Fla.) and Mara Argyriou (Limassol, Cyprus), the College wrapped up the doubles point, dispensing of the Wildcat pairing of Crouser/Brunner, 6-2. On court three, the Cougars tandem of Samantha Maddox (Lexington, Ky.) and Brooke McAmis (Greensboro, N.C.) also held off Davidson's Stein and Held, 7-6 (7-3).
In singles play, McAmis, Argyriou, Katherine Schofield (Franklin, TN.), Maddox and Grace Baker (Charlotte, N.C.) all ran out winners, while freshman Thai Thompson (Wilmington, N.C.) – playing in her first collegiate match – was brought down by Davidson's Elise Held.
The Cougars won five of six singles points.
“I'm very pleased that we were able to get our first win of the 2014 season,” said College of Charleston Director of Tennis Angelo Anastopoulo. “Davidson is a much-improved team and I expect them to do very well in the Southern Conference. We talked about finishing strong and closing out the second set…I think that's something we did well today. The most important thing is that we improve, and I think today was a big improvement over yesterday.”
Taking center stage for the Cougars was 17 year-old freshman, Mara Argyriou. Argryiou defeated highly-touted Elaina Cummer, 6-3, 6-2 on court number two.
“I'm really happy with the way Mara played today,” said Anastopoulo. “She was upbeat and enthusiastic the entire match – which is impressive for someone her age.”
For CofC, today's match was the second of three-consecutive days in which they will face highly-touted competition on the road. Tomorrow, the Cougars face ACC conference power Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 6, DAVIDSON 1
Jan. 19, 2014
Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center
Davidson, N.C.
SINGLES
No. 1 – Brooke McAmis (CofC) def. Brites Monis-Soares (Davidson) def., 6-3, 6-0.
No. 2 – Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Elaina Cummer (Davidson) def. 6-3, 6-0.
No. 3 – Katherine Schofield (CofC), def. Nisha Crouser (Davidson), 6-3, 6-1.
No. 4 –Samantha Maddox (CofC) def. Elise Stein (Davidson) 6-1, 7-6.
No. 5 – Grace Baker (CofC) def. Jenna Brunner (Davidson) 6-2, 6-3.
No. 6 – Elise Held (Davidson) def. Thai Thompson (CofC) def., 6-0, 6-4.
DOUBLES
No. 1 –Brites Monis-Soares-Elaina Cummer (Davidson) def. Jamie Harrell-Katherine Schofield (CofC), 6-3
No. 2 – Mara Argyriou-Kelly Kambourelis (CofC), def. Nisha Crouser-Jenna Brunner (Davidson), 6-2
No. 3 – Samantha Maddox-Brooke McAmis (CofC) def. Sarah Stein-Elise Held (Davidson), 7-6 (7-3)
LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW
SCOUTING WAKE FOREST
Wake Forest hosts the College on Monday at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center on Monday, with doubles set for a 9 a.m. start. The Demon Deacons return five players from last year's squad in addition to adding the No. 8-ranked recruiting class in the country. Junior Karen Forman had the one of the strongest fall seasons of anyone on the team, going 11-3 in singles, which included a win in her flight at the Wake Forest Invitational. Seven Deacons posted singles records of at least .500 in the fall, including all four freshmen.
College of Charleston Director of Tennis Angelo Anastopoulo
On tomorrow's match-up with Wake Forest…
“Tomorrow is going to be very challenging for us. Their probably won't be a more improved team in the country this season than Wake Forest. They have one of the top recruiting classes in the nation and we're looking forward to competing against such a strong team.”
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