CONWAY, S.C. - Appalachian State University women's tennis (10-7, 0-2 SBC) started off hot capturing the doubles point, but it wasn't enough in a 4-2 setback to Coastal Carolina (12-5, 2-1 SBC) on Sunday afternoon at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
App State won the doubles point, but the Chanticleers would pick up four of the five finished singles matches to claim the win.
Sandra Anglesjö and
Emily Gaskins started the Black and Gold off to a strong start with their sixth victory of the season after a 6-4 triumph over Jessie Mount and Rylie Cox.
Finishing off the doubles portion and giving App a 1-0 lead was
Heidi Swope and
María José Zacarias, who downed Somer Dalla-Bona/Sara Bondar, 6-4. The win gives Swope and Zacarias their 10th win of the season as a tandem, boasting a 10-4 mark.
With the 1-0 lead and the momentum, the Chanticleers won the next two matches to take a 2-1 advantage.
Taylor Bygrave fell to Dalla-Boner, 6-2, 6-0 before Swope fell to Bondar, 6-4, 6-2.
Melissa Machado stepped up for the Mountaineers to bring the contest to a 2-2 tie. She notched her 10th win of the season when she dealt Maria Khomchenko a 7-5, 6-4 defeat. It's the second time of her career and the first time since her freshman season she's reached 10 singles wins.
The contest came down to the last two matches in which both affairs went to three sets. Zacarias fell early in the first frame to Rylie Cox, 6-2, but forced a match-deciding third frame after picking up the second stanza, 6-4. However, Cox won the last set and the match, 6-1.
Teodora Sevo won the first set 6-4, but her counterpart won the next two frames, 6-2, 6-4.
Rebecca Morse was in the midst of a three-set match with her and Natalie Wall splitting the first two stanzas. However, the contest went unfinished.
Appalachian will have the week off before facing Gardner-Webb on Monday, April 2 at 2 p.m. in the final home match of the season. App will recognize Machado, Bygrave and
Marisa Anthony.
