Women’s Tennis Rides Doubles Play to Victory Over Catawba

The Coker College women’s tennis team rode their strong doubles play to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Catawba College Indians Wednesday

Team Stats

Catawba

Coker College

Score

Doubles

Jennifer Mezei / Suzanna Mickey def. Erisa Onchi / Olivia Wooldridge 8-7 , 8-6
Jennifer Ruetten / Julia Sorrells def. Kristen Rocko / Sophie Hirsch 8-6
Jenna Gainey / Charlotte Clarke def. Emily Corcoran / Kirsten Saltus 8-3

Singles

Erisa Onchi def. Jennifer Mezei 6-4 , 6-3
Sophie Hirsch def. Suzanna Mickey 6-4 , 6-3
Olivia Wooldridge def. Jennifer Ruetten 6-3 , 6-4
Kristen Rocko def. Julia Sorrells 6-0 , 6-2
Charlotte Clarke def. Emily Corcoran 6-0 , 6-0
Jenna Gainey def. Kirsten Saltus 6-3 , 7-6

April 11, 2018

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker College women's tennis team rode their strong doubles play to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Catawba College Indians Wednesday (Apr. 11) afternoon in South Atlantic Conference action.

Coker started the match by sweeping doubles play. The duo of Jennifer Mezei and Suzanna Mickey battled for an 8-7 victory at the No. 1 spot, while Jennifer Ruetten and Julia Sorrells earned an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles. Jenna Gainey and Charlotte Clarke capped off the Cobras dominant doubles play with a decisive 8-3 decision at the No. 3 position. Mezei and Mickey improved their doubles record to 9-8 with their victory this afternoon.

The Navy and Gold were challenged in singles action, as Clarke and Gainey were the lone Cobras to earn victories. Clarke cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles and Gainey picked up a 6-3, 7-6 win at the No. 6 slot.

The Cobras will be back in action on Saturday (Apr. 14) when they host the Anderson University Trojans for senior day. Opening serve is set for 2 p.m.