Score: Georgia Southern 5, College of Charleston 2
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point)
Records: CofC (0-2), Georgia Southern (1-1)
The short story: Georgia Southern claims five of six singles points to rally for a 5-2 win over the Cougars.
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OPENING SERVE
- The Cougars swept doubles play to take a 1-0 lead into singles action.
- Eva Nyikos and Kate Earnhardt posted a hard-fought 7-5 victory at No. 1 doubles.
- Elizabeth Nowak and Slade Coetzee won at No. 3 doubles, 6-4, after Anastasia Palaska and Clara Errard earned the win at No. 2 doubles in a tiebreaker.
- Nyikos cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win in the second singles flight to claim the Cougars' second point of the day.
- Coetzee, Nowak and Brotzman each forced their opponents to three sets, including second-set tiebreaker win for Brotzman to push her flight to a third set.
THE RESULTS
Georgia Southern 5, College of Charleston 2
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Singles
1. Paula Boixader (GS) def.
Slade Coetzee (COFC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
2.
Eva Nyikos (COFC) def. Nadja Meier (GS) 6-1, 6-1
3. Sophie Wagemaker (GS) def.
Kate Earnhardt (COFC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Paula Hijos (GS) def.
Victoria Walter (COFC) 7-6, 7-5
5. Mila Hartig (GS) def.
Elizabeth Nowak (COFC) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
6. Elizabeth Goines (GS) def.
Peyton Brotzman (COFC) 6-3, 6-7 (0-3), 6-3
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Doubles
1.
Eva Nyikos/
Kate Earnhardt (COFC) def. Sophie Wagemaker/Charlotte Van Diemen (GS) 7-5
2.
Anastasia Palaska/
Clara Errard (COFC) def. Paula Boixader/Sonja Keranen (GS) 7-6 (5-0)
3.
Elizabeth Nowak/
Slade Coetzee (COFC) def. Nadja Meier/Paula Hijos (GS) 6-4
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HEAD COACH ANGELO ANASTOPOULO
"We continued to play good doubles today, however we're still struggling with staying at a high-level in our singles play. We have to do a better job as coaches to find a solution to this. Georgia Southern deserves a lot of credit for their intensity throughout the whole match. It's something we need to strive for."
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UP NEXT
The Cougars make the short trek to North Charleston to take on in-city foe Charleston Southern on Friday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m.