Charleston Celebrates Senior Class Against Charlotte On Saturday

Saturday, April 13

Charleston, S.C.

10:00 AM

College of Charleston

Charlotte

Charleston Celebrates Senior Class Against Charlotte On Saturday

4/12/2019 3:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (14-9) vs. CHARLOTTE (16-6)
Match #24 • Saturday, Apr. 13, 2019 • 10 a.m. ET
CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point • Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's tennis program celebrates its senior class on Saturday morning with a 10 a.m. matchup against Charlotte at Patriots Point.

Laura Arciniegas, Christi Woodson, Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke are part of a senior class that have amassed 95 singles victories and 93 doubles victories from 2015-19 and will compete one last time in the lowcountry against the 49ers, who The College hold an 11-3 advantage over historically.

Scouting Charlotte
The 49ers are 16-6 on the year, a perfect 8-0 at home, winning eight straight matchups heading into this weekend. Charlotte are more even on the road with a 6-5 record, Charleston looking to the 49ers 5-2 loss to James Madison as a line of form with the Cougars falling to the Dukes in a tight 4-3 decision last weekend. Charlotte are 1-4 against The College over the last five matchups and trail to Charleston 3-11 all-time in the series, the lone victories for the 49ers coming in 2004, 2005 and 2016.

Quotable - Head Coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"We're excited about honoring the seniors on their special day and we couldn't have picked a more challenging match with Charlotte in town who are on a hot streak... We're going to rely on our group of seniors to come up big on on Saturday and we're definitely looking forward to celebrating our senior class… They've certainly kept me entertained over the two, three and four years they've been here and we're going to miss having them around."

Notables
• Charleston are 11-3 all-time against Charlotte.
• Charleston celebrates its four seniors, Laura Arciniegas, Christi Woodson, Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke.
• The four seniors have combined for 95 singles and 93 doubles victories at The College.
• Charleston have won six straight home matches and 10 of their last 12 at Patriots Point.
• Christi Woodson is the reigning CAA Singles Co-Player of the Week.
• Woodson and Anastasia Palaska are the reigning CAA Doubles Team of the Week.
• Woodson and Palaska defeated the #41 ranked ITA/Oracle doubles team against Tulane.
• Christi Woodson has won seven straight singles matches on court one (15-6 season).
• Lily LaBiche has won nine straight on court four (13-9 season).
• 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 13-6 in No. 1 doubles, Sarah Zschunke & Yates are 11-7 in No. 3 doubles.

For The Seniors
Charleston celebrates its senior class on Saturday including Laura Arciniegas, Christi Woodson, Turner Yates and Sarah Zschunke. The four have combined for 95 singles and 93 doubles wins from 2015-19.

Keep The Streak Alive
Christi Woodson was named CAA Singles Co-Player of the Week after pushing her No. 1 singles win streak to seven straight with a 3-0 weekend. Woodson is 8-1 over the last 10 matches and has a 15-6 singles record on the year. Freshman Lily LaBiche upped her win streak to nine streak on court four, moving to 13-9 on the year and 9-1 over her last 10 matches.

Players of the Week
Christi Woodson was named CAA Singles Co-Player of the Week, Woodson and Anastasia Palaska earned CAA Doubles Team of the Week after both went 3-0 in number one singles and number one doubles over last weekend. Woodson and Palaska teamed up in doubles play to knock off #41 ranked ITA/Oracle duo from Tulane to earn their second CAA doubles weekly nod.

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.

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.