CHARLESTON, S.C.  – The College of Charleston women's tennis team fell to Richmond 4-3 on Monday afternoon, the Spiders taking the win in the last match of the afternoon to snap the Cougars four match win streak at Patriots Point.
 
Richmond dominated in doubles play, winning 6-2 on courts one and two, a clear-cut 6-0 victory on court three giving the visitors the doubles point.

Charleston battled back in singles action despite an early loss on court five with Turner Yates withdrawing through injury.

Lily LaBiche got back to winning ways on court four with a clear-cut 6-2, 6-1, victory to spark Charleston into life and pull a point back, Christi Woodson continuing her fine form on court one with a fourth straight win, 6-3, 7-5, to cut the deficit to 3-2.

Catalina Medici went the distance in the first set on court six. The sophomore battling to a 7-6 (7-3) tiebreak win before dominating in the second set, 6-1, to level the match at 3-3 and turn the attention to Eva Nyikos court two.

Nyikos took the opening set 6-4, dropping the second before going toe-to-toe with Kiana Marshall of Richmond in a third set until Marshall pulled away late for the 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, win to clinch the match for the Spiders and snap Charleston's win streak.

The Cougars continue their homestand tomorrow with a 2 p.m. first serve against UMASS, Samford also visiting Patriots Point on Wednesday for a 2 p.m. match.

Notables
• Christi Woodson rattled off a fourth straight win on court one.
• Catalina Medici picked up her fourth win of the season (4-4) and third on court six (3-3).
• Lily LaBiche won her fourth singles match of the season (4-8) and second on court four (2-2).
• Eva Nyikos dropped a singles match for the first time this season (3-1).
 
Quotable – Head Coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"Richmond really should send us a bill for the lesson we got in doubles, they were much better there, but I was pleased with our team not letting that affect them in singles… Having to stop Turner [Yates] right off the bat [didn't help], she was in a lot of pain and she's given us so much over these last several matches but she couldn't give anymore today… A terrific tennis match, in the end it could have gone either way… Real proud of the way Eva [Nyikos] handled the situation [in a match deciding third set], real professional, she'll pick up that win for us next time… We're looking forward to coming back out here and doing this all over again, the great thing is that every match we play is exciting and it's fun to be part of it and having a front row seat for it."

Results
Doubles
Dunbar/Marshall (RICH) def. Woodson/Palaska (CofC), 6-2
Zlateva/Owens (RICH) def. Errard/LaBiche (CofC), 6-2
Heiberg/Haynes (RICH) def. Zschunke/Yates (CofC), 6-0

Singles
Woodson (CofC) def. Dunbar (RICH), 6-3, 7-5
Marshall (RICH) def. Nyikos (CofC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Zlateva (RICH) def. Palaska (CofC), 6-2, 6-2
LaBiche (CofC) def. Owens (RICH), 6-2, 6-1
Heiberg (RICH) def. Yates (CofC), Retirement
Medici (CofC) def. Ramirez (RICH), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1