Saturday, March 26
10:00 AM
College of Charleston
vs
Georgia Tech
Sizzling Cougars Play Host to No. 27 Georgia Tech on Saturday Morning
3/25/2022 12:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's tennis team (14-5, 3-0) will host its biggest home match since 2017 when No. 27 Georgia Tech visits the CofC Tennis Center on Saturday. First serve is set for 10:00 a.m.
The aforementioned match in 2017 was a loss to the No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels. Charleston last defeated a nationally ranked team on February 25, 2017, a 4-3 win over No. 39 William & Mary.
Winners of ten straight matches, the Cougars are in the middle of their longest streak of victories since the 2008 season. A win on Saturday wold extend the streak to 11, which would match the streaks achieved in 2005 and 2009.
After a week in which she went 5-0 as Charleston's No. 1, Slade Coetzee was named the CAA Player of the Week. She won three straight set victories, battled to an 11-9 tiebreak win, and then defeated the No. 81 player in the nation and the defending CAA Player of the Year, Mila Saric, to clinch a 4-3 victory for the Cougars. In the final set of the deciding match, Coetzee rallied back from down 4-1 to win 7-5 and give the Cougars the victory. Coetzee is 15-1 on the season and has won 11 matches in a row.
Other Cougars also had outstanding weeks in singles. Freshman Maja Jekauc has won six consecutive singles matches in the No. 3 position - all in straight sets. That excellence has extended to doubles, where Jekauc is 9-3 in 12 doubles matches alongside Elizabeth Nowak.
In the No. 2 position, Halli Trinkle has also been dominant. The junior from Charlestown, Indiana is 16- 2 on the season. Trinke has played every doubles match in the first flight with partner Slade Coetzee and the pair have racked up an 11-4 record.
In CofC's last match, the Cougars cruised to a 6-1 win over Tennessee-Martin. It was the 550th career women's tennis victory for head coach Angelo Anastopoulo in his storied career.
Last Match's Lineup
Singles
1. Slade Coetzee
2. Halli Trinkle
3. Maja Jekauc
4. Kate Earnhardt
5. Clara Errard
6. Victoria Walter
Doubles
1. Halli Trinkle/Slade Coetzee
2. Clara Errard/Kate Earnhardt
3. Elizabeth Nowak/Maja Jekauc
About Georgia Tech
The aforementioned match in 2017 was a loss to the No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels. Charleston last defeated a nationally ranked team on February 25, 2017, a 4-3 win over No. 39 William & Mary.
Winners of ten straight matches, the Cougars are in the middle of their longest streak of victories since the 2008 season. A win on Saturday wold extend the streak to 11, which would match the streaks achieved in 2005 and 2009.
After a week in which she went 5-0 as Charleston's No. 1, Slade Coetzee was named the CAA Player of the Week. She won three straight set victories, battled to an 11-9 tiebreak win, and then defeated the No. 81 player in the nation and the defending CAA Player of the Year, Mila Saric, to clinch a 4-3 victory for the Cougars. In the final set of the deciding match, Coetzee rallied back from down 4-1 to win 7-5 and give the Cougars the victory. Coetzee is 15-1 on the season and has won 11 matches in a row.
Other Cougars also had outstanding weeks in singles. Freshman Maja Jekauc has won six consecutive singles matches in the No. 3 position - all in straight sets. That excellence has extended to doubles, where Jekauc is 9-3 in 12 doubles matches alongside Elizabeth Nowak.
In the No. 2 position, Halli Trinkle has also been dominant. The junior from Charlestown, Indiana is 16- 2 on the season. Trinke has played every doubles match in the first flight with partner Slade Coetzee and the pair have racked up an 11-4 record.
In CofC's last match, the Cougars cruised to a 6-1 win over Tennessee-Martin. It was the 550th career women's tennis victory for head coach Angelo Anastopoulo in his storied career.
Last Match's Lineup
Singles
1. Slade Coetzee
2. Halli Trinkle
3. Maja Jekauc
4. Kate Earnhardt
5. Clara Errard
6. Victoria Walter
Doubles
1. Halli Trinkle/Slade Coetzee
2. Clara Errard/Kate Earnhardt
3. Elizabeth Nowak/Maja Jekauc
About Georgia Tech
- Entering Saturday's match, the Yellow Jackets are ranked 27th in the ITA's latest team rankings
- Carol Lee, who ranks 54th nationally in the latest rankings, is 18-4 in singles this season with a 4-3 record against ranked opponents
- Ranked 84th nationally, Kylie Bilchev is 14-6 on the season, but 0-3 versus ranked competition
- Carole Lee and Kate Sharabura are the ninth ranked doubles team in the nation with a 19-4 record
- The duo of Kylie Bilchev and Ava Hrastar are ranked 21st with a 12-5 record. In the March 16th iteration of the rankings, Bilchev and Hrastar were ranked 13th
- Four of the five losses the Yellow Jackets suffered were to top 15 opponents
- Tech owns wins over the current No. 23, No. 35, No. 46, No. 59, and No. 69 ranked teams in the country
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