Score: College of Charleston 4, Georgia Southern 3
Location: Statesboro, Ga.
Records: CofC 9-5, 1-0 CAA, Georgia Southern 6-4
The short story: The College went into singles play with the doubles point and the Eagles' comeback attempt fell short as freshman Halli Trinkle clinched the match for the Cougars to improve to 9-5 on the season.  
 
OPENING SERVE

• Hallie Trinkle and Eva Nyikos gave the Cougars momentum in doubles play with a win at the No. 1 position, winning 6-2.
• The combination of Slade Coetzee and Lily LaBiche earned the Cougars the doubles point, winning 6-4 in the No. 3 position.
• Nyikos carried her momentum from doubles into singles, giving Charleston a 2-0 lead after taking her opponent down in the No. 3 position in straight sets, only allowing one game against her.
• Coetzee gave the Cougars the lead back after the Eagles rallied back with two wins at the No. 4 and 5 positions, winning her match in straight sets.
• Trinkle clinched the match for CofC in the No. 2 position after defeating her opponent in a three-set thriller.

THE RESULTS
 
College of Charleston 4, Georgia Southern 3
 
Singles
1. Slade Coetzee (COFC) def. Boixader, Paula (GS) 7-5, 6-1
2. Halli Trinkle (COFC) def. Meier, Nadja (GS) 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
3. Eva Nyikos (COFC) def. de Winter, Arianne (GS) 6-0, 6-1
4. Hartig, Mila (GS) def. Lily Labiche (COFC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Hijos, Paula (GS) def. Elizabeth Nowak (COFC) 6-3, 6-2
6. Goines, Elizabeth (GS) def. Victoria Walter (COFC) 1-6, 7-6, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 4, 1, 2, 6
 
Doubles
1. Halli Trinkle/Eva Nyikos (COFC) def. de Winter, Arianne/Hartig, Mila (GS) 6-2
2. Boixader, Paula/van Diemen,Charlotte (GS) def. Anastasia Palaska/Elizabeth Nowak (COFC) 6-4
3. Slade Coetzee/Lily Labiche (COFC) def. Meier, Nadja/Hijos, Paula (GS) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
 
 
HEAD COACH ANGELO ANASTOPOULO
"We played very good in doubles today and were in control of the match until Georgia Southern crawled its way back in to make it a very close match. The top of our lineup really shined with Halli Trinkle clinching the match at the No. 2 position."
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars are set to play a five-match homestand beginning with Rhode Island on Tuesday, March 10 at 2 p.m.