Friday, January 27
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
2:00 PM
College of Charleston
7
vs
0
USC Upstate
Photo by: CofCSports.com
Cougars Overrun Spartans 7-0 in Home Opener
1/27/2017 6:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's tennis team (1-1) picked up its first win of the season in dominant fashion Friday afternoon, delivering a 7-0 drubbing against the USC Upstate Spartans (0-2).
The Cougars picked up the doubles point with relative ease, with Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely sweeping the second flight 6-0. Mara Argyriou and Christi Woodson picked up the 6-1 win in the top flight, and Sarah Zschunke and Helena Nyikos pulled away for the 6-2 win in the third flight.
Nyikos has the most dominant showing in singles action, knocking off Valeria Zarama 6-0, 6-1 in the fourth flight. Senior Mara Argyriou had a similarly strong outing, beating Eduarda Ferreira 6-2, 6-0 in flight three. Conversely, Liza Fieldsend and Filippa Ericson's flight one match went down to the wire in the most evenly matched confrontation of the afternoon. Ericson took the first set 6-1, but Fieldsend responded with a 6-4 win in set two, leading to a super tiebreaker where Fieldsend pulled away for the 10-6 victory.
Anastasia Palaska reached the milestone of the first dual win of her collegiate career with a 7-5, 6-2 win in flight six over Morgan Dodd. Christi Woodson (6-2, 6-2) and Rachel McNeely (7-5, 6-1) rounded out the victories for CofC in the second and fifth flights respectively.
Next up, the Cougars will enjoy Saturday's Alumni Weekend festivities before hosting Winthrop on February 4 at 1 p.m.
CofC 7, USC Upstate 0
SINGLES
Liza Fieldsend (CofC) def. Filippa Ericson (USCU) ~ 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
Christi Woodson (COfC) def. Carol Sigaki (USCU) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Eduarda Ferreira (USCU) ~ 6-2, 6-0
Helena Nyikos (CofC) def. Valeria Zarama (USCU) ~ 6-0, 6-1
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Taylor Dodd (USCU) ~ 7-5, 6-1
Anastasia Palaska (CofC) def. Morgan Dodd (USCU) ~ 7-5, 6-2
DOUBLES
Argyriou/Woodson (CofC) def. Ericson/Sigaki (USCU) ~ 6-1
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Zarama/Ferreira (USCU) ~ 6-0
Zschunke/Nyikos (CofC) def. Dodd/Dodd (USCU) ~ 6-2
The Cougars picked up the doubles point with relative ease, with Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely sweeping the second flight 6-0. Mara Argyriou and Christi Woodson picked up the 6-1 win in the top flight, and Sarah Zschunke and Helena Nyikos pulled away for the 6-2 win in the third flight.
Nyikos has the most dominant showing in singles action, knocking off Valeria Zarama 6-0, 6-1 in the fourth flight. Senior Mara Argyriou had a similarly strong outing, beating Eduarda Ferreira 6-2, 6-0 in flight three. Conversely, Liza Fieldsend and Filippa Ericson's flight one match went down to the wire in the most evenly matched confrontation of the afternoon. Ericson took the first set 6-1, but Fieldsend responded with a 6-4 win in set two, leading to a super tiebreaker where Fieldsend pulled away for the 10-6 victory.
Anastasia Palaska reached the milestone of the first dual win of her collegiate career with a 7-5, 6-2 win in flight six over Morgan Dodd. Christi Woodson (6-2, 6-2) and Rachel McNeely (7-5, 6-1) rounded out the victories for CofC in the second and fifth flights respectively.
Next up, the Cougars will enjoy Saturday's Alumni Weekend festivities before hosting Winthrop on February 4 at 1 p.m.
CofC 7, USC Upstate 0
SINGLES
Liza Fieldsend (CofC) def. Filippa Ericson (USCU) ~ 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
Christi Woodson (COfC) def. Carol Sigaki (USCU) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Eduarda Ferreira (USCU) ~ 6-2, 6-0
Helena Nyikos (CofC) def. Valeria Zarama (USCU) ~ 6-0, 6-1
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Taylor Dodd (USCU) ~ 7-5, 6-1
Anastasia Palaska (CofC) def. Morgan Dodd (USCU) ~ 7-5, 6-2
DOUBLES
Argyriou/Woodson (CofC) def. Ericson/Sigaki (USCU) ~ 6-1
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Zarama/Ferreira (USCU) ~ 6-0
Zschunke/Nyikos (CofC) def. Dodd/Dodd (USCU) ~ 6-2
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