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Cougars Stumble on the Road Against Towson
3/25/2017 2:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TOWSON, MD. – The College of Charleston women's tennis team (12-6) dropped the first encounter of its seven-match road swing on Saturday, falling 5-2 to CAA rival Towson (6-6).
 
The Tigers ran through doubles to claim the point with wins in the second and third flights. Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely scored a win on court one, defeating A.J. Gomer and Renate van Oorschodt 7-5.
 
Mara Argyriou struck first in singles to tie the match at 1-1 when she defeated Lucy Williams 6-0, 6-1 to extend her singles winning streak to seven. However, Towson answered back with a win on court six to regain the lead.
 
Christi Woodson wrestled away another point for the College when she defeated Gomer 7-5, 6-4. However, the Cougars came up short on all three matches that stretched to third sets, with Fieldsend falling 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, McNeely dropping 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, and Anastasia Palaska succumbing 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
 
The Cougars now head for the City of Brotherly Love, where they will meet the Drexel Dragons (12-3) at the University of Pennsylvania's Hecht Tennis Center.
 
Towson 5, CofC 2
 
SINGLES
Nicole Shakhnazarova (TOW) def. Liza Fieldsend (CofC) ~ 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Christi Woodson (CofC) def. A.J. Gomer (TOW) ~ 7-5, 6-4
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Lucy Williams (TOW) ~ 6-0, 6-1
Renate van Oorschodt (TOW) def. Rachel McNeely (CofC) ~ 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
Barbora Vasilkova (TOW) def. Anastasia Palaska (CofC) ~ 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Lucy Gloninger (TOW) def. Turner Yates (CofC) ~ 7-6(2), 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 2, 1*, 5
 
DOUBLES
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Gomer/van Oorschodt (TOW) ~ 7-5
Williams/Gloninger (TOW) def. Argyriou/Palaska (CofC) ~ 6-2
Lesage/Shusterman (TOW) def. Jones/Woodson (CofC) ~ 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1
The Tigers ran through doubles to claim the point with wins in the second and third flights. Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely scored a win on court one, defeating A.J. Gomer and Renate van Oorschodt 7-5.
Mara Argyriou struck first in singles to tie the match at 1-1 when she defeated Lucy Williams 6-0, 6-1 to extend her singles winning streak to seven. However, Towson answered back with a win on court six to regain the lead.
Christi Woodson wrestled away another point for the College when she defeated Gomer 7-5, 6-4. However, the Cougars came up short on all three matches that stretched to third sets, with Fieldsend falling 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, McNeely dropping 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, and Anastasia Palaska succumbing 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
The Cougars now head for the City of Brotherly Love, where they will meet the Drexel Dragons (12-3) at the University of Pennsylvania's Hecht Tennis Center.
Towson 5, CofC 2
SINGLES
Nicole Shakhnazarova (TOW) def. Liza Fieldsend (CofC) ~ 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Christi Woodson (CofC) def. A.J. Gomer (TOW) ~ 7-5, 6-4
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Lucy Williams (TOW) ~ 6-0, 6-1
Renate van Oorschodt (TOW) def. Rachel McNeely (CofC) ~ 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
Barbora Vasilkova (TOW) def. Anastasia Palaska (CofC) ~ 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Lucy Gloninger (TOW) def. Turner Yates (CofC) ~ 7-6(2), 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 2, 1*, 5
DOUBLES
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Gomer/van Oorschodt (TOW) ~ 7-5
Williams/Gloninger (TOW) def. Argyriou/Palaska (CofC) ~ 6-2
Lesage/Shusterman (TOW) def. Jones/Woodson (CofC) ~ 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1
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