Sumter, SC - The Coker Men’s and Women’s tennis teams finished up their season at the CVAC Championships this weekend by both finishing 8^th.

The Coker Women’s team entered as number 7 seeds and first played second seeds Limestone College. Limestone looked good and went on to claim a 5-0 victory. The Lady Cobras next faced Mount Olive and fell 5-1 despite some good tennis. This led to a 7^th/8^th playoff versus Anderson. Coker came out good in doubles and led 2-1. Despite singles victories from Ashley Schaum and Jen Konopa, Anderson claimed a narrow 5-4 win to take 7^th place.

After the withdrawal of Lees McRae, the Coker men entered the tournament and were unlucky not to place higher than 8th. They first went up against Barton College ranked 30^th in the nation and fell 5-0. The Cobras next faced Pfeiffer University and were very unfortunate to lose 5-3. Coker had excellent wins from Matt Byford and Duncan Grew at 1 doubles and Tim Morton and Tyson Thompson at 2 doubles. Coker senior Byford played well at 2 singles and won 7/5 6/1 in his last college singles match. However, Pfeiffer claimed wins at 1, 3, 5 and 6 singles to claim the win. The men next played Queens for 7^th/8^th and fell 5-0 after Queens swept the doubles and won at 1 and 3 singles.

Anderson University defended as tournament champions on the men’s side after a 5-3 win over Barton College. Erskine College also defended their CVAC title on the women’s side by defeating Limestone in the championship.