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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford women’s tennis team fell to Charleston Southern 4-3 Saturday afternoon at the Reeves Tennis Center. The Terriers drop to 5-6 on the season, while the Buccaneers improve to 6-4 this year.
After falling behind early, Wofford fought their way back into the match and tied the score at three. However, their comeback fell short as Charleston Southern won the day’s final match-up to secure the win.
In doubles action, the Buccaneers claimed an early advantage after Alexandra Walters and Yvonne Hubler defeated Wofford’s Sarah Evans and Othilia Lindqvist 8-4 at the No. 1 position. The Terriers evened the score when Julia Paulson and Lucy Schermerhorn topped Marketa Placha and Susita Das 8-3 in the No. 2 spot. However, Charleston Southern won the doubles point after Alia Nour and Chanel Bell edged past Emily Przystawski and Mareli Sanchez 8-5 at No. 3.
On the singles side, the Buccaneers extended their advantage to 3-0 when Hubler beat Wofford’s Audrey Coventry in straight sets (6-0, 6-3) at the No. 2 position, and Nour defeated Sanchez in a very tight match (7-5, 6-4) in the No. 4 spot.
However, the Terriers did not give up and they won the next three singles matches to tie the score at three. First, after dropping the first set and falling behind in the second Przystawski came from behind to defeat Bell (2-6, 7-5, 6-1) at No. 6. Then, Paulson defeated Walters in straight sets (6-4, 6-3) in the No. 3 spot. Then, Evans beat Placha in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) at the No. 1 position.
The match came down to the day’s final match-up between Das and Schermerhorn in the No. 6 spot. Schermerhorn jumped in front early, winning the first set 6-2. Then in a back and forth second set, Das got the best of Schermerhorn to claim the second, 7-5. In the final set with the score tied at four, Das took control and won the next two games to win the match (2-6, 7-5, 6-4) and secure the victory for the Buccaneers.
The Terriers will return to the court on Wednesday, March 20, when they travel to Greenville, S.C. to face Southern Conference foe Furman. The match is set to begin at 3:00 p.m.
