Eagles Clip Chanticleers, 4-0, in Sun Belt Action Saturday

Saturday, March 27

Statesboro, GA

1:00 PM

Georgia Southern University

Coastal Carolina

3/27/2021 3:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Georgia Southern avenges an earlier-season 4-0 loss at CCU by downing the Chants at Wallis

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern women's tennis avenged an earlier-season loss at Coastal Carolina by blanking the Chanticleers, 4-0, in Sun Bet Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Wallis Tennis Center.

The Eagles improve to 11-8 overall and 3-3 in the Sun Belt, while Coastal Carolina falls to 10-4 overall and 5-2 in the league. Georgia Southern wraps up its three-match homestand on Sunday morning, taking on Appalachian State at 10 a.m. at Wallis.

Georgia Southern claimed the doubles point between the two teams with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Charlotte van Diemen and Sophie Wagemaker outlasted Somer Dalla-Bonna and Jessie Mount, 7-5, at the top doubles spot to clinch the point.

In singles play, the Eagles collected three quick straight-set singles matches to clinch the victory. Paula Hijos earned a quick 6-0, 6-1 win over Jesse Hollins at No. 5 singles, then Nadja Meier claimed a 6-1, 6-3 win over Mathilde Tranberg at No. 2 singles. Wagemaker then clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kristyna Jurkova at No. 3 singles.

"It's nice playing here, I think we have a distinct advantage on these courts," Georgia Southern Head Coach Sean McCaffrey said about the difference in today's match versus the March 6th match in Conway, which Coastal Carolina won by a 4-0 score. "They play like any other court, it's just that the ladies come ready to play a little bit more when we're here at Wallis. Also, another level of motivation was that earlier result, knowing that we were missing Paula [Boixader] and that we didn't put up our best fight. Today, from start to finish, pretty much everywhere, we did a phenomenal job of controlling everything that we could control. We played within ourselves and the ladies trusted their shots. When they do those things, there is no beating them. Sweeping them back 4-0 was huge for the team and a significant step forward. I'm pretty happy."

RESULTS
Singles
Somer Dalla-Bonna (CCU) led Paula Boixader (GS) 7-6 (4), 1-0, unfinished
Nadja Meier (GS) def. Mahtilde Tranberg (CCU) 6-1, 6-3
Sophie Wagemaker (GS) def. Kristyna Jurkova (CCU) 6-4, 6-3
Mila Hartig (GS) vs. Victoire de Samucewicz (CCU) 6-6, unfinished
Paula Hijos (GS) def. Jesse Hollins (CCU) 6-0, 6-1
Valentina Urelli (CCU) led Elizabeth Goines (GS) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished

Doubles
Charlotte van Diemen/Sophie Wagemaker (GS) def. Somer Dalla-Bonna/Jessie Mount (CCU) 7-5
Paula Boixader/Nadja Meier (GS) def. Jesse Hollins/Mathilde Tranberg (CCU) 6-3
Kristyna Jurkova/Valentina Urelli (CCU) def. Elizabeth Goines/Sonja Keranen (GS) 7-5