CONWAY, S.C. - The Georgia Southern women's tennis team opened up Sun Belt Conference play at Coastal Carolina on Saturday, falling to the Chanticleers by a 4-0 score at the Stevens Tennis Complex.

The Eagles move to 4-5 overall on the season and 0-1 in Sun Belt play, while Coastal Carolina improves to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the league. Georgia Southern wraps up its weekend Sun Belt trip by taking on App State on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. in Boone, N.C.

Coastal Carolina claimed the doubles point by winning at the top two spots, then clinched the match with straight-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles and a three-set win at the top singles spot.

"Today, particularly after doubles, we put up a really good fight," Georgia Southern Head Women's Tennis Coach Sean McCaffrey said. "My guess is that if we finished out the individual matches to completion, it would have been a 4-3 team score. So I told my team to not let the 4-0 loss bite too, too much.

"We do need to be a lot more engaged in the competition earlier in the match, and not just when our backs are against the wall," McCaffrey said. "We know we are not playing with Paula this weekend, but everyone knows they needed to step up and fill the void. I believe Coastal Carolina could be the strongest team in the Sun Belt, and we were right with them in many ways. I'm hoping the team will come out fired up and showing that they can make the adjustments in order to rebound for tomorrow's match at App State. I think we all can handle taking a loss, and I believe our team is ready to learn from it. We will be better for it afterwards."

RESULTS
Singles
Somer Dalla-Bona (CCU) def. Nadja Meier (GS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Charlotte Van Diemen (GS) led Mathilde Tranberg (CCU) 6-2, 1-6, 2-1, unfinished
Sophie Wagemaker (GS) led Kristyna Jurkova (CCU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
Mila Hartig (GS) led V. De Samucewics (CCU) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
Valentina Urelli (CCU) def. Paula Hijos (GS) 6-2, 6-3
Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Elizabeth Goines (GS) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
Somer Dalla-Bona / Jessie Mount (CCU) def. Charlotte Van Diemen / Sophie Wagemaker (GS) 6-1
Kristyna Jurkova / V. De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Nadja Meier / Hannah Daniel (GS) 6-0
Elizabeth Goines / Sonja Keranen (GS) led Jesse Hollins / Mathilde Tranberg (CCU) 5-4, unfinished