Saturday, April 13
Charleston, S.C.
10:00 AM
College of Charleston
3
vs
4
Charlotte
Seniors Shine In 4-3 Loss On Senior Day
4/13/2019 3:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Christi Woodson and Turner Yates closed out their careers at the College of Charleston with singles victories in their last home and regular season match in a close 4-3 loss to Charlotte on Saturday morning.
The Cougars honored their senior class consisting of Laura Arciniegas, Woodson, Yates and Sarah Zschunke prior to first serve with the 49ers taking the home closing win through a tiebreaker on court two, Woodson and Anastasia Palaska also defeating a second ITA/Oracle ranked doubles pair for the second straight match.
Woodson and Palaska picked up the lone doubles victory for The College in a 6-2 court one victory. The reigning Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Team of the Week making light work of #79 ITA/Oracle ranked pair of Tai Martin and Immie Cowper.
Zschunke closed out her career at The College with a 6-2 loss in court three doubles. The senior finishing with 33 doubles victories over her four years, also racking up five singles victories, mainly in flight six.
In singles play Yates ended with an emphatic straight sets win on court five. The senior defeating Emma Scott of Charlotte, 6-2, 6-1, to finish the season with 15 singles victories, 41 total wins over three seasons for the Cougars.
Woodson was the other senior to finish her career with a singles win, knocking off Tai Martin, 7-5, 6-2, on court one for her eighth straight win in the No. 1 spot, finishing the season with a 16-6 record. The reigning CAA Singles Co-Player of the Week, Woodson closes her career with 41 singles wins for Charleston, 34 victories in doubles play.
Palaska was the last Cougar to pick up a singles win, defeating Sasha Lee, 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets on court three, Eva Nyikos going all the way on court two before eventually falling in a three-set tie-breaker to the 49ers.
Charleston finishes the season with a 14-10 record, 12-5 at Patriots Point, now looking to the CAA Championships held in Elon, N.C., Apr. 17-22.
Quotable – Head Coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"It was a terrific day, the only thing that could have made it better was winning that tie-breaker to win the match… Other than that, I couldn't be more proud of the way the four seniors have represented the program with class, fight, heart and it was evident with Christi [Woodson] and Turner [Yates] giving it their all today in winning their matches and putting us in a position to win… Although Eva [Nyikos] came up a little short, she didn't lose today, her opponent just in the end was a little bit tougher in the tie-break… I like our position and the way we're competing entering the conference tournament."
On the senior class…
"Laura, Sarah, Christi and Turner, I get so emotional… You can tell how much this match meant to them and they really played at their best and really incorporated what we've been working on over their careers… Couldn't be more pleased with the way they handled this match in their going away match, their swansong."
Results
Doubles
Woodson/Palaska (CofC) def. Martin/Cowper (CHAR), 6-2
Safont/Scott (CHAR) def. Errard/LaBiche (CofC), 6-4
Imparato/Lee (CHAR) def. Zschunke/Yates (CofC), 6-2
Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
Woodson (CofC) def. Martin (CHAR), 7-5, 6-2
Safont (CHAR) def. Nyikos (CofC), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
Palaska (CofC) def. Lee (CHAR), 6-2, 6-4
Imparato (CHAR) def. LaBiche (CofC), 6-2, 6-4
Yates (CofC) def. Scott (CHAR), 6-2, 6-1
Cowper (CHAR) def. Medici (CofC), 6-4, 7-5
Finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 6, 2
The Cougars honored their senior class consisting of Laura Arciniegas, Woodson, Yates and Sarah Zschunke prior to first serve with the 49ers taking the home closing win through a tiebreaker on court two, Woodson and Anastasia Palaska also defeating a second ITA/Oracle ranked doubles pair for the second straight match.
Christi Woodson finishes her home career with another win on court one. ?? pic.twitter.com/g4hfXcJGmE
— CofC Women's Tennis (@CofCTennis) April 13, 2019
Woodson and Palaska picked up the lone doubles victory for The College in a 6-2 court one victory. The reigning Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Team of the Week making light work of #79 ITA/Oracle ranked pair of Tai Martin and Immie Cowper.
Zschunke closed out her career at The College with a 6-2 loss in court three doubles. The senior finishing with 33 doubles victories over her four years, also racking up five singles victories, mainly in flight six.
In singles play Yates ended with an emphatic straight sets win on court five. The senior defeating Emma Scott of Charlotte, 6-2, 6-1, to finish the season with 15 singles victories, 41 total wins over three seasons for the Cougars.
How a senior day win on court five feels for @_turner_yates. ?? pic.twitter.com/1hf1rg4Dt5
— CofC Women's Tennis (@CofCTennis) April 13, 2019
Woodson was the other senior to finish her career with a singles win, knocking off Tai Martin, 7-5, 6-2, on court one for her eighth straight win in the No. 1 spot, finishing the season with a 16-6 record. The reigning CAA Singles Co-Player of the Week, Woodson closes her career with 41 singles wins for Charleston, 34 victories in doubles play.
Palaska was the last Cougar to pick up a singles win, defeating Sasha Lee, 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets on court three, Eva Nyikos going all the way on court two before eventually falling in a three-set tie-breaker to the 49ers.
Charleston finishes the season with a 14-10 record, 12-5 at Patriots Point, now looking to the CAA Championships held in Elon, N.C., Apr. 17-22.
Quotable – Head Coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"It was a terrific day, the only thing that could have made it better was winning that tie-breaker to win the match… Other than that, I couldn't be more proud of the way the four seniors have represented the program with class, fight, heart and it was evident with Christi [Woodson] and Turner [Yates] giving it their all today in winning their matches and putting us in a position to win… Although Eva [Nyikos] came up a little short, she didn't lose today, her opponent just in the end was a little bit tougher in the tie-break… I like our position and the way we're competing entering the conference tournament."
On the senior class…
"Laura, Sarah, Christi and Turner, I get so emotional… You can tell how much this match meant to them and they really played at their best and really incorporated what we've been working on over their careers… Couldn't be more pleased with the way they handled this match in their going away match, their swansong."
Results
Doubles
Woodson/Palaska (CofC) def. Martin/Cowper (CHAR), 6-2
Safont/Scott (CHAR) def. Errard/LaBiche (CofC), 6-4
Imparato/Lee (CHAR) def. Zschunke/Yates (CofC), 6-2
Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
Woodson (CofC) def. Martin (CHAR), 7-5, 6-2
Safont (CHAR) def. Nyikos (CofC), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
Palaska (CofC) def. Lee (CHAR), 6-2, 6-4
Imparato (CHAR) def. LaBiche (CofC), 6-2, 6-4
Yates (CofC) def. Scott (CHAR), 6-2, 6-1
Cowper (CHAR) def. Medici (CofC), 6-4, 7-5
Finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 6, 2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Tai Martin / 0 [CHA]
52
76
#2 Singles Match
123
Rocio Safont / 0 [CHA]
467
626
#3 Singles Match
12
Sasha Lee / 0 [CHA]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Pierina Imparato / 0 [CHA]
66
24
#5 Singles Match
12
Emma Scott / 0 [CHA]
21
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Immie Cowper / 0 [CHA]
67
45
Order of Finish:
5,3,4,1,6,2
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