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Cougars Capture Five Flight Championships to Conclude CofC Classic
11/6/2016 7:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's tennis team wrapped up the third and final day of the CofC Classic Sunday, with CofC players picking up five out of ten possible flight championships.
The Cougars performed admirably in doubles play for the third straight day, picking up two out of three victories against players from Marshall. Mara Argyriou and Christi Woodson were crowed the Flight One Doubles champions after vanquishing Maddie Silver and Rachael Morales 6-3, while the pairing of Helena Nyikos and Anastasia Palaska prevailed by the same margin against Stephanie Smith and Daniels Dankanych to take home the Flight Three Doubles championship.
(11/6/2016) CofC Women's Tennis Classic, Nov 2016
In singles, Rachel McNeely took the Flight Six Singles crown with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over Winthrop's Nida Kamal. Mara Argyriou (6-3, 2-6, 7-5) and Anastasia Palaska (2-6, 7-5, 7-5) both suffered three-set defeats, but both had put together a strong enough body of work over the weekend to capture the Flight Four and Flight Five Singles championships anyway. Liza Fieldsend didn't quite pull off the Flight One Championship, but did manage to pull off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win over Caitlin Cridland to finish 2-1 in singles for the weekend.
With their Fall season concluded, the Cougars look ahead to the beginning of the Spring season in just over two months. They'll kick things off on the road against Wake Forest on January 16.
The Cougars performed admirably in doubles play for the third straight day, picking up two out of three victories against players from Marshall. Mara Argyriou and Christi Woodson were crowed the Flight One Doubles champions after vanquishing Maddie Silver and Rachael Morales 6-3, while the pairing of Helena Nyikos and Anastasia Palaska prevailed by the same margin against Stephanie Smith and Daniels Dankanych to take home the Flight Three Doubles championship.
In singles, Rachel McNeely took the Flight Six Singles crown with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win over Winthrop's Nida Kamal. Mara Argyriou (6-3, 2-6, 7-5) and Anastasia Palaska (2-6, 7-5, 7-5) both suffered three-set defeats, but both had put together a strong enough body of work over the weekend to capture the Flight Four and Flight Five Singles championships anyway. Liza Fieldsend didn't quite pull off the Flight One Championship, but did manage to pull off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win over Caitlin Cridland to finish 2-1 in singles for the weekend.
With their Fall season concluded, the Cougars look ahead to the beginning of the Spring season in just over two months. They'll kick things off on the road against Wake Forest on January 16.
DAY THREE RESULTS
DOUBLES (vs. Marshall)
Woodson/Argyriou (CofC) def. Silver/Morales (Marshall) ~ 6-3
Turhan/Bogicevic (Marshall) def. Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) ~ 6-3
Palaska/Nyikos (CofC) def. Smith/Dankanych (Marshall) ~ 6-3
SINGLES (vs. Winthrop)
Liza Fieldsend (CofC) def. Caitlin Cridland (Winthrop) ~ 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
Alisa Soloveva (Winthrop) def. Helena Nyikos (CofC) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Megan Kauffman (Winthrop def. Mara Argyriou (CofC) ~ 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Aida Kelic (Winthrop) def. Anastasia Palaska (CofC) ~ 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Nida Kamal (Winthrop) ~ 6-1, 6-1
Peggy Rooke (Winthrop) def. Sarah Zschunke (CofC) ~ 6-3, 6-4
FLIGHT CHAMPIONS
F1 Doubles: Woodson/Argyriou (CofC)
F2 Doubles: Wood/Beltrame (Samford)
F3 Doubles: Nyikos/Palaska (CofC)
F1 Singles: Durya Turhan (Marshall)
F2 Singles: Alisa Soloveva (Winthrop)
F3 Singles: Maddie Silver (Marshall)
F4 Singles: Mara Argyriou (CofC)
F5 Singles: Anastasia Palaska (CofC)
F6 Singles: Rachel McNeely (CofC)
F7 Singles: Peggy Rooke (Winthrop)
CUMULATIVE RESULTS
Argyriou/Woodson (2-1)
Cridland/Kauffman (Winthrop) def. Argyriou/Woodson (CofC) ~ 6-2
Argyriou/Woodson (CofC) def. Gerlach/Jennings (Samford) ~ 7-6(2)
Argyriou/Woodson (CofC) def. Silver/Morales (Marshall) ~ 6-3
Fieldsend/McNeely (1-2)
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Soloveva/Mourad (Winthrop) ~ 6-2
Wood/Beltrame (Samford) def. Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) ~ 7-6(7)
Turhan/Bogacevic (Marshall) def. Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) ~ 6-3
Nyikos/Palaska (3-0)
Nyikos/Palaska (CofC) def. Kamal/Kelic (Winthrop) ~ 6-0
Nyikos/Palaska (CofC) def. Pool/Kilauff (Samford) ~ 6-0
Nyikos/Palaska (CofC) def. Smith/Dankanych (Marshall) ~ 6-3
Liza Fieldsend (2-1)
Liza Fieldsend (CofC) def. Savannah Wood (Samford) ~ 6-4, 6-4
Derya Turhan (Marshall) def. Liza Fieldsend (CofC) ~ 6-1, 6-3
Liza Fieldsend (CofC) def. Caitlin Cridland (Winthrop) ~ 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
Christi Woodson (1-1)
Christi Woodson (CofC) def. Ellie Gerlach (Samford) ~ 6-1, 6-2
Stephanie Smith (Marshall) def. Christi Woodson (CofC) ~ 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
Helena Nyikos (1-2)
Helena Nyikos (CofC) def. Arianna Beltrame (Samford) ~ 6-3, 6-1
Maddie Silver (Marshall) def. Helena Nyikos (CofC) ~ 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Alisa Soloveva (Winthrop) def. Helena Nyikos (CofC) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Mara Argyriou (2-1)
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Elsa Pool (Samford) ~ 6-2, 6-3
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Rachael Morales (Marshall) ~ 6-1, 7-6(5)
Megan Kauffman (Winthrop def. Mara Argyriou (CofC) ~ 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Anastasia Palaska (2-1)
Anastasia Palaska (CofC) def. Grace Jennings (Samford) ~ 6-0, 6-4
Anastasia Palaska (CofC) def. Daniela Dankanych (Marshall) ~ 7-5, 6-3
Aida Kelic (Winthrop) def. Anastasia Palaska (CofC) ~ 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
Rachel McNeely (3-0)
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Georgina Jupp (Samford) ~ 6-3, 7-5
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Nikola Novackova (Marshall) ~ 6-4, 6-2
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Nida Kamal (Winthrop) ~ 6-1, 6-1
Sarah Zschunke (1-1)
Sarah Zschunke (CofC) def. Amanda Kirduff (Samford) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Peggy Rooke (Winthrop) def. Sarah Zschunke (CofC) ~ 6-3, 6-4
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