Cougars Blank Florida A&M, 7-0

Saturday, February 17

Tallahassee, FL - Rattler Tennis Center

10:00 AM

College of Charleston

Florida A&M

2/17/2018 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The College of Charleston women's tennis team improved their record to 5-1 on the season by taking down Florida A&M, 7-0.

Senior Rachel McNeely and sophomore Anastasia Palaska won their doubles match over Mialiniaina Rakotondrazafy and Karen Machisa, 6-2, at the No. 1 line. On court three, freshman Catalina Medici and junior Sarah Zschunke came back to dispatch Adrienne Clayton and Sophia Osabouhien, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point on Zschunke's 21st birthday.

Palaska claimed the first singles point when she defeated Karen Machisa, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 2 position. Senior Sarah Jane Jones defeated Adrienne Clayton, 6-4, 6-1, on court six to secure singles point No. 2 for CofC.

Junior Laura Arciniegas clinched the match for the Cougars when she topped Osabouhien, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 5 singles.

Junior Turner Yates was victorious over Haleigh Porter, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 3, before freshman Catalina Medici defeated Aylen Hubeaurt, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4. McNeely finished off the match when she beat Rakotondrazafy in three sets, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1, on court one.

"It was special to see Sarah Zschunke show outstanding leadership with freshman Catalina Medici, especially on her birthday," CofC Director of Tennis Angelo Anastopoulo said. "They were down 5-3 and came back to clinch the doubles point for the Cougars. We are looking forward to our home opener tomorrow at 10 a.m. and expecting a large turnout."

CofC will return home to kick off its home schedule versus North Carolina A&T at 10 a.m. at the CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

CofC 7, Florida A&M 0
February 17, 2018
at Tallahassee, Fla.

SINGLES
No. 1 - Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Mialiniaina Rakotondrazafy (FAMU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-1.
No. 2 - Anastasia Palaska (CofC) def. Karen Machisa (FAMU), 6-0, 6-1.
No. 3 - Turner Yates (CofC) def. Haleigh Porter (FAMU), 6-0, 6-2.
No. 4 - Catalina Medici (CofC) def. Aylen Hubeaurt (FAMU), 6-4, 6-2.
No. 5 - Laura Arciniegas (CofC) def. Sophia Osabouhien (FAMU), 6-3, 6-3.
No. 6 - Sarah Jane Jones (CofC) def. Adrienne Clayton (FAMU), 6-4, 6-1.
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 5, 3, 4, 1

DOUBLES
No. 1 - McNeely/Palaska (CofC) def. Rakotondrazafy/Machisa (FAMU), 6-2.
No. 2 - Arciniegas/Yates (CofC) def. Hubeaurt/Porter (FAMU), 6-5.
No. 3 - Medici/Zschunke (CofC) def. Clayton/Osabouhien (CofC), 7-5.
Order of Finish: 1, 3