CHARLESTON, S.C.  – A dominating singles performance saw the College of Charleston women's tennis team pick up five singles wins alongside two doubles victories to defeat George Washington, 6-1, on Friday afternoon at Patriots Point.

Sarah Zschunke and Turner Yates combined for an easy 6-1 win on court three to open doubles action, the senior duo picking up their eighth win of the year as a pair. With the Colonials picking up a win on court two, it was Christi Woodson and Anastasia Palaska who clinched the doubles point for Charleston, knocking off Melis Bayraktaroglu and Victoria Kogan of George Washington, 6-4, to put the Cougars up 1-0.

Woodson continued her strong play into singles action. The senior from Melbourne, Fla., winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, over Maria Siopacha of GW.

Yates was next to finish on court five. A 6-3, 6-2, win giving the senior her 11^th singles victory of the season and 10^th in the No. 5 spot. Catalina Medici also picking up the win in straight sets fashion on court six. The sophomore winning 6-2, 7-6, for her fourth straight victory in singles play to put Charleston into an unassailable 5-0 lead.

Both Eva Nyikos and Palaska went to third sets on courts two and three. Palaska dropping the opening set 4-6, battling back to claim the second and third 6-4, 7-5, to put Charleston up 6-0. Nyikos also dropping the opening set, this time in tiebreaking fashion 6-7, before bouncing back with a 6-2 second set before again dropping in a tiebreaker in the third 10-6 to give GW their lone point of the match.
 
With the 6-1 win, Charleston moves to 9-7 on the season, taking five victories out of their last seven matches. The Cougars look to continue the good form with a Sunday matchup against Fairfield at Patriots Point, first serve is set for 1 p.m.

Quotable – Head Coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"That was a great win for us against a very good George Washington team that's coached by a former great player in Coach Torrie [Browning]… She did a good job in preparing them for the conditions…. They showed a lot of character out there, they really pushed us hard, it was a close 6-1 match…  We'll take that, we're thrilled with the victory, really pleased with the development of the players over the last seven matches."
 
Notables
• Charleston picked up its fifth win in seven matches
• Turner Yates won her 12^th match of the year, 11^th on court five.
• Christi Woodson won her ninth match at the No. 1 spot.
• Catalina Medici made it four wins in a row on court six.
 
Results
Doubles
Woodson/Palaska (CofC) def. Bayraktaroglu/Kogan (GW), 6-4
Grubac/Marinkovikj (GW) def. Errard/LaBiche (CofC), 6-2
Zschunke/Yates (CofC) def. Siopacha/De Luna (GW), 6-1
Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles
Woodson (CofC) def. Siopacha (GW), 6-3, 6-2
Grubac (GW) def. Nyikos (CofC), 7-6, 2-6, 10-6
Palaska (CofC) def. Bayraktaroglu (GW), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
LaBiche (CofC) def. Marinkovikj (GW), 7-6, 6-2
Yates (CofC) def. De Luna (GW), 6-3, 6-2
Medici (CofC) def. Kogan (GW), 6-2, 7-6
Finish: 1, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2