Georgia Southern University
College of Charleston
Women's Tennis Snaps 21 Year Drought against College of Charleston
1/24/2021 3:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis
STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern women's tennis snapped a 19 match losing streak over the College of Charleston on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Cougars 5-2 in South Carolina. The Eagles improved to 1-1 on the season, while the Cougars fell to 0-2 on the year.
College of Charleston started the morning off on the right foot, winning the doubles point by sweeping the Eagles. In singles play, Sophie Wagemaker defeated Katherine Earnhardt from College of Charleston in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 to get the Eagles on the board.
Paula Hijos also joined in on the scoring for the Eagles, defeating Victoria Walter 7-5, 7-5 in straight sets. Mila Hartig, Elizabeth Goines and Paula Boixader all had their matches go three sets, winning them to close out the Eagles victory 5-2.
Georgia Southern will be back in action this weekend with a road match on Saturday against South Carolina State, before heading home for the first match inside the Wallis Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon against North Florida.
WHAT COACH MCCAFFREY HAD TO SAY
"After such a tough loss yesterday against Charleston Southern I was so incredibly proud of the fight we showed today. Our goal is to treat each match like its a championship match. This will allow us to get into a heightened level of fight and competitiveness each time we step on the court. We had not defeated College of Charleston in 21 years so this match was especially significant, not only as their program is well coached and extremely strong, but being able to earn the win after such a gutting performance the day before. It shows the team is extremely gritty and resilient. Huge wins today from Paula, Sophie, Pauli, Mila and Liz!"
RESULTS
Singles
Paula Boixader def. Slade Coetzee (CofC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Eva Nyikos (CofC) def. Nadja Meier 6-1, 6-1
Sophie Wagemaker def. Katherine Earnhardt (CofC) 6-1, 6-3
Paula Hijos def. Victoria Walter (CofC) 7-5, 7-5
Mila Hartig def. Lizzie Nowak (CofC) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Elizabeth Goines def. Peyton Brotzman (CofC) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
Doubles
Niykos/Earnhardt (CofC) def. Van Diemen/Wagemaker 7-5
Palaska/Errard (CofC) def. Boixader/Kernan 7-6
Nowak/Coetzee (CofC) def. Hijos/Meier 7-5
Players Mentioned
