GREENSBORO, N.C.  – The College of Charleston women's tennis team saw the season come to an end in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Semifinals, James Madison defeating the Cougars 4-1 on Friday morning. Charleston finishes the year with a 15-11 record having appeared in the CAA Semifinal round for the fourth time in the past five seasons.

The Dukes took the doubles point with wins on courts two, over Clara Errard and Lily LaBiche, clinching the point by defeating #86 ranked duo Christi Woodson and Anastasia Palaska. Sarah Zschunke and Turner Yates went unfinished on court three when trailing 5-2.

In singles play the Dukes raced into a 3-0 lead with straight set wins over Palaska on court three, 6-1, 6-0, and Woodson on court one, 6-1, 6-2, Woodson finishing her season with a 17-7 record in flight one singles.

Eva Nyikos got the Cougars on the board on court two with a straight sets win over Abby Amos of JMU, 6-3, 6-4, LaBiche going to a third set on court three as the Cougars attempted the comeback.
 
But the Dukes sealed the match with a win over Errard on court six, 6-4, 6-2, to clinch the 4-1 victory and advance to the CAA Championship match on Saturday. LaBiche going unfinished when leading on court four in a third set, Yates going unfinished on court five when down a set to finish at 15-4 in singles action over her senior year.

With the loss the Cougars end their season with a 15-11 record, 12-5 at Patriots Point, with Woodson and Palaska finishing the year ranked #86 in the ITA/Oracle National Doubles Rankings with a 15-7 record in flight one, Zschunke and Yates finishing their careers at The College with a 12-8 doubles record over their senior year.
 
Quote – Head coach Angelo Anastopoulo
"Great match between two good CAA teams today… The girls didn't let the indoor situation [moving to an indoor facility] affect them, we handled it well... Unfortunately, James Madison were too tough for us today… Being down 3-0 to them, I was hoping we could do what they did to us in the regular season [come-back to win 4-3] but they just snuck it out on us… Credit to Eva Nyikos on her performance today, battling through an injury to pick up a win on court two… We appreciate all the efforts from our senior class, they've been great role models for the program… We're looking forward to next year now and hope it can be as successful as this season."
 
Results
Doubles
Amos/Voloh (JMU) def. #86 Woodson/Palaska (CofC), 6-3
Afanasyeva/Petersen (JMU) def. Errard/LaBiche (CofC), 6-1
Arcos/Nord (JMU) vs. Zschunke/Yates (CofC), 5-2, Unfinished
Finish: 2, 1*
 
Singles
Afanasyeva (JMU) def. Woodson (CofC), 6-1, 6-2
Nyikos (CofC) def. Amos (JMU), 6-3, 6-4
Voloh (JMU) def. Palaska (CofC), 6-1, 6-0
Petersen (JMU) vs. LaBiche (CofC), 5-7, 6-4, 2-4, Unfinished
Roka (JMU) vs. Yates (CofC), 7-6 (7-4), 2-2, Unfinished
Nord (JMU) def. Errard (CofC), 6-4, 6-2
Finish: 3, 1, 2, 6*