The Emory University Eagles, ranked first in Division III, suffered just their second setback of the 2015 spring campaign on Saturday afternoon, falling 5-2 to the NCAA Division I Charleston Southern University Buccaneers.
The loss ended a five-match winning streak for the Eagles, who dropped to 5-2 overall for the season. Both of the Eagles' losses this year have come against Division I opponents. Charleston Southern improved to 4-1 with the victory.
Emory's two wins on the day both came in singles play. In the fourth singles match, sophomore Melissa Goodman earned a three-set win over her opponent, Mi'Kola Cooper, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Freshman Bridget Harding also claimed a three-set win, defeating Valeria Koussenkova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the fifth singles contest.
The Eagles will be off until Monday, March 9th, when the squad begins four-match West Coast trip against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges at 7:00 pm ET.
Tennis Match Results
Charleston Southern University vs Emory University
Feb 28, 2015 at Marietta, GA
Charleston Southern University 5, #1 Emory University 2
Singles competition
1. Plancha, Marketa (CSU) def. Rosen, Beatrice (EUW) 7-5, 6-2
2. Sidorenko, Angelica (CSU) def. Satterfield,Michelle (EUW) 6-1, 6-0
3. Leucke, Nicolin (CSU) def. Su, Katarina (EUW) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 10-6
4. Goodman, Melissa (EUW) def. Cooper, Mi'Kola (CSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
5. Harding, Bridget (EUW) def. Koussenkova, Valeria (CSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
6. Cloessner, Sophie (CSU) def. Fowler, Julie (EUW) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Sidorenko, Angelica/Cooper, Mi'Kola (CSU) def. Fuhr, Anna/Su, Katarina (EUW) 8-2
2. Hubler, Yvonne/Leucke, Nicolin (CSU) def. Goodman, Melissa/Rosen, Beatrice (EUW) 8-5
3. Plancha, Marketa/Cloessner, Sophie (CSU) def. Harding, Bridget/Satterfield,Michelle (EUW) 8-1
Match Notes:
Charleston Southern University 4-1
Emory University 5-2; National ranking #1
Kennesaw State University Tournament
Charleston Southern an NCAA D-I program
