ROCK HILL, S.C.  – Senior Turner Yates picked up her second victory of the season in come-from-behind fashion as the College of Charleston women's tennis team fell 6-1, to Winthrop on Friday afternoon.

Yates, a senior from Ridgeland, Miss., moves to 2-1 in flight five action after picking up a second win of the young season against Tayla Van Eck of the Eagles.

The senior dropped the opening set 1-6, bouncing back with a tiebreaking win in set two 7-6 (7-4), before again going to the wire in set three. Yates, named CAA Singles Player of the Week on Jan. 30, pulled away late in the third set with a 7-5 win to give Charleston (1-3) their lone point of the match.

In doubles action the Cougars lost in flight one with Christi Woodson & Clara Errard falling, 1-6, to the ITA/Oracle No. 20 ranked pair of Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman.

Yates and Catalina Medici dropped flight three, 3-6, to Van Eck and Ellie Burns with the combination of Anastasia Palaska and Lily LaBiche seeing their match unfinished on court two when trailing, 4-5.

Winthrop's Proctor, ranked No. 32 in the latest ITA/Oracle Singles Rankings, took down Woodson 2-6, 2-6, in flight one with LaBiche falling 0-2, 2-6 in flight two.

Palaska picked up the opening set victory on court three 7-5, over Kauffman before dropping the final two sets 3-6, 0-6, while Errard levelled up in set two with a 7-6 (7-2) win before ultimately falling 0-6, 7-6, 1-6 in flight four.

Yates picked up the point on court five 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, while Medici fell in straight sets on court six to give Winthrop the 6-1 victory.

Charleston now looks to the 2019 home opener this weekend when they host Georgia Southern at Patriots Point Tennis Center. Doubles action opens the match at 11 a.m. with singles play following on.

Quotable – Assistant Coach Robb Stone
"Hats off to Winthrop, they have a fantastic team this year and are well coached... I'm proud of the fight we showed in both doubles and singles, we are going to need that same fight and commitment to smart, disciplined, tennis as we move forward... Fortunately for us we will have another chance to continue this process against Georgia Southern on Sunday."

Full Results
Singles
1. #32 PROCTOR, Lauren (WIN) def. Christi Woodson (COFC) 6-2, 6-2
2. SOLOVEVA, Alisa (WIN) def. Lily LaBiche (COFC) 6-0, 6-2
3. KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) def. Anastasia Palaska (COFC) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
4. SANTOS, Rafaela (WIN) def. Clara Errard (COFC) 6-0, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1
5. Turner Yates (COFC) def. VAN ECK, Tayla (WIN) 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
6. BURNS, Ellie (WIN) def. Catalina Medici (COFC) 7-5, 6-3
*Exh. MOURAD, Alya (WIN) def. Ava Turner (COFC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. #20 PROCTOR, Lauren/KAUFFMAN, Megan (WIN) def. Christi Woodson/Clara Errard (COFC) 6-1
2. SOLOVEVA, Alisa/SANTOS, Rafaela (WIN) vs. Anastasia Palaska/Lily LaBiche (COFC) 5-4, unfinished
3. VAN ECK, Tayla/BURNS, Ellie (WIN) def. Turner Yates/Catalina Medici (COFC) 6-3