Box Scores:
Colorado State
Air Force
South Dakota
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The women’s tennis program returns from a three day stay in Colorado with a 2-1 record, beating Colorado State and South Dakota and losing to the Air Force Academy. The Colorado State and Air Force matches proved to be very close and competitive matches, with the Terriers toppling Colorado State 5-2, but getting edged out by Air Force, 2-5. Wofford dominated Sunday’s match against South Dakota, 7-0. Coach Katie Hangstefer’s team improves to 4-2 on the year and the Terriers stay unbeaten in neutral sites, going 2-0. All of the matches were played in the Air Force Academy’s Indoor Arena.
Colorado State
Wofford began the weekend at 8:00 a.m., Saturday morning, against the Colorado State Rams. The Terriers earned the first point by winning two of the three doubles matches. Haley Baird and Guinn Garcia were the first off the courts with an 8-6 win over Caitlin Fluegge and Veronika Wojakowska. After Stephanie Cox and Emilia “Frenchie” Milovanovic lost to Tori Arneson and Melissa Holzinger 8-5, it was up to Sarah Evans and Julia Paulson as they finished a tight match against Lauren Mulhern and Kaley Schultz. Their match came down to a tie-breaker, and the Terriers pushed through for a 9-8 (4) win.
Milovanovic coasted through her match at the No. 1 spot in singles, beating Fluegge 6-2, 6-4. Garcia split her first two sets against Arneson at the No. 2 position, but was able to capitalize on the third set, winning 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. Evans defeated Holzinger 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 4 slot, and Paulson was able to seal the win for the Terriers in a competitive match against Wojakowska. Her match was taken to a tie-breaker and the freshman was able to beat the Ram, 3-6, 6-3, 10-5, giving the win to the Terriers.
Air Force
Wofford played their second match of the day against the Air Force Academy. The Terriers played close across the board, but the Falcons finished the match with a 5-2 win. The Air Force gained a one point advantage in doubles after winning two of the doubles matches. Evans and Paulson did win their doubles match, 8-6, against Anastasia Hueffner and Christen Monreal. The duo went undefeated on the weekend as a doubles pair, combining for a 2-0 record.
The Terriers two singles points came from the No. 5 and 6 spots. Paulson earned her second singles win of the day in another competitive finish against Hueffner. Paulson swept by Heffner in the first set and after a fire-fight, lost the second set. Paulson was able to dig for the tie-breaker, winning her match 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8. Cox beat her opponent in a tight match as well. After losing the first set to Megumi Voight 6-0, the sophomore regained her composure and won the second set (7-5) and tie-breaker (10-8).
South Dakota
The Terriers finished their stay in Colorado with a strong win against South Dakota Sunday morning. Wofford dominated the match, finishing 7-0. Coach Hangstefer’s team won each singles and doubles match. After earning the doubles point with three straight doubles wins, the Terriers continued the winning trend in singles.
The Terriers won each singles match in straight sets. Evans was first off the courts after only allowing her opponent, Ysabel Nunez only two games (6-1, 6-1). Baird earned her first win of the weekend, defeating Shadi Soleymani 6-2, 6-1 and Milovanovic beat her opponent 7-5, 6-0 at the No. 1 position. Garcia battled past her competitor, Veronika Makashov for a 6-2, 6-3 win and Paulson defeated Marina Kiefer 6-0, 6-4 at the No. 5 spot. Cox finished the Terriers final match in Colorado with a 6-0, 6-4 win against Maddy Warder.
"We are very proud that we got some wins against very competitive teams," commented Coach Hangstefer on the Colorado trip. "Everyone played very hard. It was a fun and a different opportunity to get to play in Colorado Springs. Coming away with a couple of wins made it even better."
At the end of the weekend, Paulson finished with the best results for the Terriers, staying unbeaten at the No. 5 slot (3-0). Paulson has won the past four straight singles matches, putting her tied at second on the team in singles wins (4). Milovanovic’s two wins at the No. 1 spot puts her at a team-high five wins in singles matches on the season. With two wins each during the weekend, Garcia and Evans are tied with Paulson at second on the team with singles wins (4). Baird and Garcia won two matches as a pair in doubles and lead the team in doubles wins with four.
The Terriers’ next match will be back home in Reeves Tennis Center against Presbyterian College. The match will begin Friday, February 18th at 2:00 p.m.
