Cougars Return To Patriots Point; Host CAA Rivals Drexel Wednesday

Wednesday, March 27

Charleston, S.C.

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

Drexel

Cougars Return To Patriots Point; Host CAA Rivals Drexel Wednesday

3/26/2019 1:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (10-8) vs. DREXEL (7-6)
Match #19 • Wednesday, March 27, 2019 • 1 p.m. ET
CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point • Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's tennis team look to continue a strong run of home form with a Wednesday match against Colonial Athletic Association rival Drexel. The Cougars have won three straight matches at Patriots Point with first serve set for 1 p.m. against the Dragons, live stats are available at CofCStats.com.

Qoutable – Head Coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"With the CAA being as competitive as it is, it is very important to secure a favorable seed for the [CAA] tournament… The outcome of the Drexel match will help us determine where we are today in this conference… They [Drexel] are a dangerous and talented team… We learned a lot from our West Coast trip and hope we can use it tomorrow."

Scouting Drexel
The Dragons are 7-6 on the season, dropping their last two matchups to Buffalo and Fordham after racking up five straight wins prior to that. In their win streak Drexel defeated Lehigh, Villanova, NJIT, George Washington and Georgetown. The Dragons are 6-4 on the road and currently on a four-match road win streak with Salma Ziuti 6-4 in No. 1 singles play, Cristina Corte Gonzalez 5-2 in flight six.

Notables
• Charleston are 2-1 all-time against Drexel, 1-0 at Patriots Point.
• Charleston have won three straight home matches and seven of their last nine at Patriots Point.
• Christi Woodson has won three straight singles matches on court one (11-6 season).
• Lily LaBiche has won four straight on court four (8-9 season).
• Eva Nyikos is 6-3 in flight two after returning from injury.
• Christi Woodson and Anastasia Palaska were named the CAA Doubles Team of the Week on Mar. 19.
• Senior Christi Woodson was named CAA Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 27.
• Senior Turner Yates was named CAA Singles Player of the Week on Jan. 30.
• Woodson & Anastasia Palaska are 9-6 in No. 1 doubles, Sarah Zschunke & Yates are 9-5 in No. 3 doubles.

The Long Home Stand
Charleston went 7-2 between Mar. 6-17, facing nine teams in 11 days as preparation for the Colonial Athletic Association Championship held Apr. 17-20 in Elon, N.C. The long home stand began with four straight wins over Davidson, Coastal Carolina, Lehigh and Gardner-Webb, the Cougars falling to Richmond and UMASS before bouncing back with three more victories. Charleston took down Samford, George Washington and Fairfield to improve to 10-7 on the year heading into the back-end of the 2019 schedule.

Player(s) of the Week
Christi Woodson and Anastasia Palaska were named the CAA Doubles Team of the Week on Mar. 19 after a 3-0 week in the No. 1 doubles spot. In strong starts to their senior seasons, Woodson and Turner Yates have both earned CAA Singles Player of the Week honors, Woodson on Feb. 27 and Yates on Jan. 30. Woodson picked up the weekly award after going 2-0 in flight one action against CAA rivals UNCW and in-city rivals Charleston Southern. Yates is 11-3 in singles play.

The Season Opening Weekend
Charleston picked up a season opening win over USC Upstate on Jan. 18, with senior duo Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke winning on court three to claim the doubles point. Christi Woodson, Lily Labiche and Yates all winning in straight sets on courts one, two and five to give The College a 4-3 win.
Yates strong singles action continued against Wake Forest and Clemson, the senior earning the CAA Singles Player of the Week nod after pushing No. 98 ranked Deacon Peyton Pesavento to a narrow third set loss (6-3, 2-6, 4-6), before leveling up against the Tigers Miller-Krasilnikov, 3-6, 6-1, before the match was called early.

The Cougars
Charleston looks to the leadership of four seniors and one junior in head coach Angelo Anastapoulo's 28^th season in charge. Laura Arciniegas, 2018 All-CAA Singles Second Team selection Christi Woodson, Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke return alongside Anastasia Palaska, Ava Turner and Catalina Medici from a 2018 squad that finished 17-11 in the CAA Semifinal round. Newcomers include sophomore Eva Nyikos, a transfer from North Florida and sister to last season's senior Helena Nyikos, alongside Clara Errard and Lily LaBiche.