CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina women's tennis team wrapped up the two-day Lynn Stevens Memorial Invitational on Saturday, dominating in doubles play en route to registering 11 wins overall for the day.
With their 14 total wins on Friday and 11 wins on Saturday, the Chanticleers tallied 25 wins overall for the home tournament.
Coastal opened the second day of competition with a clean sweep of Queens University of Charlotte in doubles play, as the pair of
Lilie Steryous and
Jesse Hollins shut out the Queens duo on court No. 1 for a 6-0 win, while the team of
Kata Foldeak and
Victoire De Samucewicz held on for a 7-5 win on court No. 2.
On court No. 3, the tandem of
Tatum Burger and
Anna Babayan won 6-3, while the team of
Megan Hopton and
Isabella Weatherhead continued their winning ways by winning 6-2 on court No. 4.
The Chanticleers continued their solid weekend of doubles action with a 2-1 win over Charleston Southern in their second doubles match of the day.
The team of De Samucewicz and Foldeak again showed their resiliency and held on to win another tight match, winning the tiebreaker and ultimately the match at 7-6 (3), while the pair of Burger and Babayan won their second match of the day by the score of 6-3 on court No. 3.
The Chants wrapped up their second tournament of the fall season by scoring five wins over eight matches in singles play versus the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
De Samucewicz held on for a 7-5, 6-4 win in singles play on court No. 2, as the veteran Chant was the lone winner for the home team over the top four flights.
However, the Chants dominated in matches 5-8, as Babayan won 6-2, 6-1 on court No. 5, Hollins cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win on court No. 6, Hopton dominated for a 6-1, 6-0 win on court No. 7, and Weatherhead won 6-2, 6-2 on court No. 8.
The Chanticleers will not have long to rest, as CCU will quickly turn around to compete at the ITA Carolina Regionals on Oct. 13-17 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Doubles Versus Queens
- Lilie Steryous/Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Katsiaryna Tuliakova/Marie Bertran De Balanda (Queens) – 6-0
- Kata Foldeak/Victoire De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Hanna Axelsson/ Kelsey Sinclaire (Queens) – 7-5
- Tatum Burger/Anna Babayan (CCU) def. Jill Morse/Amelie Allard (Queens) – 6-3
- Megan Hopton/Isabella Weatherhead (CCU) def. Nyanyuie Grace Tomegah/ Grace Forbes (Queens) – 6-2
Doubles Versus Charleston Southern
- Noa Boyd/Amila Jusufbegovic (CSU) def. Lilie Steryous/Jesse Hollins (CCU) – 6-4
- Kata Foldeak/Victoire De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Zoe Cauthen/Tiffany Pyritz (CSU) – 7-6 (3)
- Tatum Burger/Anna Babayan (CCU) def. Khyanna Singh/Kassandra Di Staulo (CSU) – 6-3
Singles Versus Appalachian State
- Helena Jansen (App) def. Kata Foldeak (CCU) – 6-2, 6-2
- Victoire De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Maggie Pate (App) – 7-5, 6-4
- Erika Dodridge (App) def. Lilie Steryous (CCU) – 7-5, 6-0
- Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App) def. Tatum Burger (CCU) – 1-6, 6-3, 1-0
- Anna Babayan (CCU) def. Virginia Poggi (App) – 6-2, 6-1
- Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Ellie Murphy (App) – 6-1, 6-1
- Megan Hopton (CCU) def. Brooke Demerath (App) – 6-1, 6-0
- Isabella Weatherhead (CCU) def. Riley Collins (App) – 6-2, 6-2
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