CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Coastal Carolina women's tennis team faced the No. 38 Charlotte 49ers on Friday afternoon in a non-conference battle. It was a tough day on the court, as the Niners claimed a 6-1 victory.
The loss dropped CCU to 3-4 on the season, while with the win Charlotte improved to 8-2.
The Chants notched a victory in doubles play, as
Victoire De Samucewicz and
Jesse Hollins held off Rocio Safont and Lucie Petruzelova 6-4 at the second flight.
In singles play, the Chants played some very close matches. In the top match on the slate, De Samucewicz rallied from one set down to beat No. 87 Margaux Maquet 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3).
On court two, Lucia Quiterio picked up a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) win over
Mathilde Tranberg. In the third flight,
Paola Landin Lopez dropped a 6-3, 6-4 contest to Rocio Safont. On the fourth court,
Anna Babayan fell in three sets to Lucie Petruzelova 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6).
Next up, the Chanticleers will be at home against Campbell on Wednesday, March 2, at 2 p.m. ET.
Doubles
- Marguax Maquet/Lucie Petruzelova (CLT) def. Mathilde Tranberg/Paola Landin Lopez (CCU) 6-3
- Victoire De Samucewicz/Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Rocio Safont/Lucie Petruzelova (CLT) 6-4
- Maddie Brown/Jenna Dean (CLT) def. Valentina Urelli/Megan Hopton 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
- Victoire De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Margaux Maquet (CLT) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
- Lucia Quiterio (CLT) def. Mathilde Tranberg (CCU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
- Rocio Safont (CLT) def. Paola Landin Lopez (CCU) 6-3, 6-4
- Lucie Petruzelova def. Anna Babayan (CCU) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
- Emma Wilkins (CLT) def. Jesse Hollins (CCU) 6-3, 6-1
- Kaavya Sawhney (CLT) def. Valentina Urelli (CCU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
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