College of Charleston
Stetson
Charleston Travels to Stetson on Saturday
3/1/2022 12:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's tennis team (3-3, 0-0) heads to the Sunshine State this weekend to face Stetson (0-1, 0-0). First serve is at 10:00 a.m. in DeLand, Florida.
The Cougars are coming off a 4-1 victory over New Orleans. The Privateers were on a six-match winning streak before it was snapped by the Cougars. Although the Privateers gained early momentum with a doubles victory, it didn't take long for the Cougars to take over in singles. Maja Jekauc engineered a 6-3, 6-2 victory at flight three and Kate Earnhardt won 6-1, 6-4 at flight four to seal the victory.
Charleston was scheduled to play Presbyterian on Wednesday, but the match was canceled.
Last Match's Lineup
Doubles
#1 - Slade Coetzee and Halli Trinkle
#2 - Kate Earnhardt and Elizabeth Nowak
#3 - Maja Jekauc and Mckenzie Daniel
Singles
#1 - Slade Coetzee
#2 - Halli Trinkle
#3 - Maja Jekauc
#4 - Kate Earnhardt
#5 - Elizabeth Nowak
#6 - Victoria Walter
CofC Notables
- The Cougars' win against New Orleans puts them on a two-match winning streak after starting 1-3, with a chance to claim a winning record through the season's first seven matches
- The Cougars' doubles teams are led by Slade Coetzee and Halli Trinkle with their 5-0 record
- Coetzee was named the CAA Player of the Week for the season's opening week and boasts a 5-0 mark in singles competition
- Freshman Maja Jekauc is off to a strong start to her collegiate career with a 5-1 mark in singles play
- Stetson has an overall record of 9-1
- The Hatters are on a two-match winning streak following their lone loss of the season, 4-3 to South Florida
- Last season, Stetson went just 6-10 with a first round exit at the ASUN Championships
- Stetson has two individuals with perfect marks in singles play. Alanna DiFrancesco and Noa Cohen are 9-0 and 8-0, respectively
- The duo of Noa Cohen and Anais Gabriel are 5-1 in doubles competition
Up Next
Following Wednesday's match, the Cougars return to action on Wednesday, March 9th as they host Campbell and New Jersey City at the CofC Tennis Center. First serve vs. Campbell will be at 10:00 a.m., with the match against NJCU beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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