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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Wofford women’s tennis team was defeated on the road at Charlotte 7-0 Tuesday afternoon. The Terriers fall to 5-7 this season while the 49ers improve to 8-4.
In doubles action, Charlotte’s Anna Ekelund and Lisa Grosselius defeated Wofford’s Sarah Evans and Othilia Lindqvist 8-2 at the No. 1 position. The 49ers clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 victory by Jessica Pérez and Alexandra Zinn over Emily Przystawski and Mareli Sanchez in the No. 3 spot. The No. 2 match-up between Terriers Julia Paulson and Lucy Schermerhorn against 49ers Tyler Baker and Natsuko Takayanagi was unfinished.
On the singles side, four of the six match-ups required a third set but all went in favor of Charlotte. First, the 49ers doubled their lead after Iveta Guneva dispatched Przystawski in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) at the No. 6. Then, Ekelund defeated Wofford’s Schermerhorn (6-3, 6-2) at the No. 5 position to give the 49ers a 3-0 lead.
In the No. 1 spot, Evans battled Zinn in a tight third set but could not pull out the win (6-1, 2-6, 6-4). Takayanagi got the better of Wofford’s Audrey Coventry in a very close match at the No. 2 position. Takayanagi won the first set 6-4, but Coventry responded with a 6-4 win of her own in the second. In the third, Takayanagi was able to squeak by with a 7-5 win to clinch the point.
Wofford’s Paulson jumped in front of Grosselius early winning the first set 6-3 in the No. 3 spot. However, Grosselius responded and won the second and third sets 6-3 and 6-0 respectively. The day’s final match was another close one as Baker and Sanchez battled in three extremely close sets at No. 4. In the first set, Baker outlasted Sanchez 7-5, but Sanchez responded to win set two 6-4. Both players continued to fight in the third set, but Baker was the last one standing as she claimed the set 6-4.
The Terriers return to the court tomorrow, March 20, when they travel to Greenville, S.C. to face the Furman Paladins in Southern Conference play. The match is set to begin at 3:00 p.m.
