Women's Defeats Kennesaw State 6-1

Friday, February 17

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

11:15 AM

College of Charleston

Kennesaw State

2/17/2023 5:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C.-- The College of Charleston women's tennis team defended its home court with a 6-1 win over Kennesaw State on Friday afternoon.

The doubles point was head-to-head on each court. Maja Jekauc and Nicole Stephens picked up the first win 6-3 for the Cougars. Halli Trinkle and Ella Faessler went to a tie-break and won the point 8-6 to give Charleston the doubles point.

Play then transitioned into singles where Slade Coetzee took control with a win 6-2 and 7-5 for the Cougars which improved her season record to 3-1. Halli Trinkle (3-1) and Maja Jekauc (2-1) picked up wins in singles as well.

Ella Faessler battled for her first singles victory as a Cougar after she dropped the first set 4-6, she came back with a 6-1 win and a 6-3 win. Peyton Brotzman showed up 364 days after she tore her ACL with a 6-2 win in the first set, but Kennesaw's Amulika Gottiparthy took the second set 3-6 but Brotzman battled the third set for a 6-4 win.

Results Posted Below:

Singles:

Slade Coetzee (CofC) def. Ji Youn Lee (KSU) (6-2, 7-5)
Halli Trinkle (CofC) def. Taylor Dean (KSU) (7-5, 6-4)
Maja Jekauc (CofC) def. Sophia Unger (KSU) (7-6, 6-3)
Ella Faessler (CofC) def. Sofia Pinedo (KSU) (4-6, 6-1, 6-3)
Sofia Madrid (KSU) def. Nicole Stephens (CofC) (6-1, 2-6, 6-2)
Peyton Brotzmann (CofC) def. Amulika Gottiparthy (KSU) (6-2, 3-6, 6-4)

Doubles:

Ella Faessler/Halli Trinkle (CofC) def. Taylor Dean/ Sofia Madrid (KSU) (6-6 [8-6])
Slade Coetzee/Klara Vukicevic (CofC) def. Izabelle Persson/Sophia Unger (KSU) (6-5, unfinished)
Maja Jekauc/Nicole Stephens (CofC) def. Ji Youn Lee/ Sofia Pinedo (KSU) (6-3)

Order of Finish: Singles: 1,4,5,2,3,6 Doubles: 2,3,1

Quote from Coach Anastopoulo: "It was a hard-fought match closer than 6-1 victory over a very talented, gritty team like Kennesaw State. We played exceptional doubles today to win the double points so that certainly is getting better. Special shout out to Peyton Brotzman on winning her match after tearing her ACL 364 days ago and coming out and winning her first match back on the court. We will take tomorrow off and then, prepare for a Georgia Southern team that we lost after a close battle last year, but we hope we can get the win this year."

Up Next: Charleston will host Georgia Southern on Sunday morning with the first serve slated at 10 a.m.