Score: College of Charleston 5, South Carolina State 2
Location: Orangeburg, S.C. (Hardeep Judge Tennis Center)
Records: College of Charleston (3-5), South Carolina State (0-1)
The short story: Cougars rally past Bulldogs to pick up second straight win
 
OPENING SERVE

• South Carolina State swept all three doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead.
• Slade Coetzee answered for the Cougars with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the top singles flight.
• Peyton Brotzman gave Charleston the lead with a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles.
• Kate Earnhardt recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win in the third flight to give the Cougars a 3-1 advantage.
• Halli Trinkle and Victoria Walter sealed the victory with wins in the second and fifth flights respectively.

THE RESULTS
College of Charleston 5, South Carolina State 2
 
Singles
1. Slade Coetzee (COFC) def. Rachida Berjane (SCSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Halli Trinkle (COFC) def. Hind Semlali (SCSU) 7-6, 3-6, 6-4
3. Kate Earnhardt (COFC) def. Andjela Mihajilovic (SCSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Lasya Patraik (SCSU) def. Clara Errard (COFC) 6-4, 7-6
5. Victoria Walter (COFC) def. Ikram Rarsit (SCSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
6. Peyton Brotzman (COFC) def. Anais Peralta (SCSU) 6-0, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Rachida Berjane/Lasya Patraik (SCSU) def. Halli Trinkle/Kate Earnhardt (COFC) 6-1
2. Hind Semlali/Lajla Cemalovic (SCSU) def. Anastasia Palaska/Clara Errard (COFC) 6-4
3. Arabel Ramirez/Andjela Mihajilovic (SCSU) def. Peyton Brotzman/Slade Coetzee (COFC) 6-2
 
HEAD COACH ANGELO ANASTOPOULO
"We did a great job coming back in singles after taking it on the nose in our doubles matches. That is probably our most complete singles performance this season against a very talented South Carolina State team. We are definitely improving."
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars return to the court on Sunday when they return home to host Gardner-Webb at 1:00 p.m. at the CofC Tennis Center at Patriots Point.