CONWAY, S.C. – App State women's tennis dropped to 1-3 in Sun Belt play Wednesday after falling 4-0 to Coastal Carolina on the road.
In doubles play, Virginia Poggi and Erika Dodridge won their set 6-2 at the No. 2 position. Dodridge has won three straight doubles matches for the Mountaineers (3-10, 1-3 SBC).
At the No. 1 doubles position, Helena Jansen and Ellie Murphy fell in a tight 7-5 battle. Brooke Gruber and Olwyn Ryan-Bovey were close to clinching the doubles point before they were edged 7-6 (7-4) at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, the Chanticleers (8-7, 3-2 SBC) clinched the victory when Gruber, Poggi and Murphy fell short in their matches.
Jansen was tied 6-6 in her first set at No. 1 singles when the match was called. Dodridge was up by a set at the No. 2 singles position and Ryan-Bovey was in her second set at the No. 5 singles court.
Coastal Carolina 4, App State 0
Singles competition
1. De Samucewicz, V. (CCU) vs. Helena Jansen (APP) 6-6, unfinished
2. Mathilde Tranberg (CCU) vs. Erika Dodridge (APP) 2-6, 3-3, unfinished
3. Landin Lopez, Paola (CCU) def. Ellie Murphy (APP) 6-4, 6-1
4. Anna Babayan (CCU) def. Virginia Poggi (APP) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jesse Hollins (CCU) vs. Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) 7-6 (7-5), 3-0, unfinished
6. Valentina Urelli (CCU) def. Brooke Gruber (APP) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Jesse Hollins/De Samucewicz, V. (CCU) def. Helena Jansen/Ellie Murphy (APP) 7-5
2. Virginia Poggi/Erika Dodridge (APP) def. Landin Lopez, Paola/Valentina Urelli (CCU) 6-2
3. Anna Babayan/Megan Hopton (CCU) def. Brooke Gruber/Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (APP) 7-6 (7-4)
Match Notes:
App State 3-10, 1-3 SBC
Coastal Carolina 8-7, 3-2 SBC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,3,4)
