Score: UNCW 4, College of Charleston 3
Location: Wilmington, N.C. (UNCW Tennis Courts)
Records: College of Charleston (8-10, 1-1 CAA), UNCW (8-7, 1-2 CAA)
The short story: UNCW edges Cougars, 4-3, Friday
 
OPENING SERVE

• The Cougars claimed the first doubles flight before the Seahawks won the final two to claim the first point.
• Kate Earnhardt and Eva Nyikos swept their opponents at No. 1 doubles, 6-0.
• Nyikos saw her nine-match winning streak snapped in the top singles flight.
• Hall Trinkle picked up the Cougars' first point with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.
• Anastasia Palaska evened the match at 2-2 with a 7-5, 6-2 victory in the fifth flight.
• Slade Coetzee and Elizabeth Nowak both won in three sets to complete the sweep.

 
THE RESULTS
UNCW 4, College of Charleston 3
 
Singles
1. Charlotte Madson (UNCW) def. Eva Nyikos (COFC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Slade Coetzee (COFC) def. Celeste Matute (UNCW) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Halli Trinkle (COFC) def. Rachel Marthinsen (UNCW) 6-0, 6-1
4. Zoe Huffman (UNCW) def. Kate Earnhardt (COFC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
5. Anastasia Palaska (COFC) def. Anna Daniels (UNCW) 7-5, 6-2
6. Lea Dubois-Rebiere (UNCW) def. Victoria Walter (COFC) 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Kate Earnhardt/Eva Nyikos (COFC) def. Maddy Muller-Hughes/Anna Parker-Shumate (UNCW) 6-0
2. Charlotte Madson/Zoe Huffman (UNCW) def. Clara Errard/Halli Trinkle (COFC) 7-5
3. Sarah Horn/Celeste Matute (UNCW) def. Victoria Walter/Slade Coetzee (COFC) 6-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,5,6,2,4)
 
HEAD COACH ANGELO ANASTOPOULO
"UNCW has terrific fans that provide a true home court advantage. We have been able to squeak out a couple of victories the last couple of trips to Wilmington but today our luck ran out. However, we were proud of the effort level."
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars return to the court on Wednesday, April 7 when they host South Carolina State at the CofC Tennis Center. Charleston will honor its 2021 senior class prior to first serve at 2:00 p.m.