CONWAY, S.C. – Coming off a win over No. 68 nationally-ranked Liberty on Thursday, March 9, the Coastal Carolina women's team will welcome two teams from the state of Georgia to the Stevens Tennis Complex on Saturday, March 11, as the Chanticleers will host both Georgia Southern and SCAD in a doubleheader.
The Chanticleers will open up Sun Belt Conference play versus the Georgia Southern Eagles at 10 a.m. ET and then turn around to host SCAD in a non-conference match at 3 p.m. ET.
Coastal enters the weekend at 6-4 overall and riding a six-match winning streak, including four-straight wins at home over the last two weeks with victories over Longwood (March 5), UNCG (March 5), Mount St. Mary's (March 7), and No. 68 Liberty (March 9).
Over the six-match winning streak, the Chants have been led by the doubles team of
Anna Babayan and
Megan Hopton, who have won their last six matches and are 8-2 overall on the season, and the duo of
Jesse Hollins and
Victoire De Samucewicz, who are 4-0 on the season with three unfinished contests.
In singles play, both Hopton and Hollins are on six-match win streaks, while De Samucewicz has won four of her last five singles contests, with the last one versus Liberty going unfinished.
Georgia Southern heads to Conway, S.C., at 9-2 overall on the season, including posting back-to-back wins over Florida A&M (March 4) and Davidson (March 5) last weekend.
The Eagles and Chants have played four common opponents this spring in Clemson, Presbyterian, Charleston Southern, and the College of Charleston. Coastal went 1-3 overall versus the four foes, with the lone win a 7-0 win on the road at Presbyterian (Feb. 20), while the Eagles went 2-1 with wins over Charleston Southern (Feb. 18) and the College of Charleston (Feb. 24). Their match with Presbyterian was postponed.
SCAD enters the weekend ranked No. 3 nationally in the latest NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll (March 8) and 6-3 overall.
The Bees have won each of their last three matches, all of which were on their home court, and are 0-1 on the season playing on their opponent's home court.
Live scoring for both home matches can be found here:
http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=coas.
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