COBRAS OPEN UP CONFERENCE SLATE WITH WIN OVER TROJANS

COBRAS CAPTURED A 4-2 ROAD WIN OVER

Team Stats

Coker

Anderson (S.C.)

Score

Doubles

Jade Bellegy / Emerson Banning def. Elena Ronconi / Gigi Sompayrac 6-2
Val Bodra / Alexandria Braithwaite def. Tamara Macias / Ilona Hernandez-Sanchez 5-3
Salomé Sierra / Caroline Myers def. Ensley Collins / Mara Opre 6-2

Singles

Jade Bellegy def. Elena Ronconi 6-4 , 6-1 , 0-0
Val Bodra def. Ilona Hernandez-Sanchez 7-5 , 6-1 , 0-0
Emerson Banning def. Gigi Sompayrac 7-6 , 7-2 , 6-2
Alexandria Braithwaite def. Salomé Sierra 6-3 , 6-4 , 0-0
Tamara Macias def. Mara Opre 6-1 , 6-4 , 0-0
Ensley Collins def. Caroline Myers 2-6 , 6-4 , 1-1

February 26, 2025

Greenville, SC - The Cobras started conference play off hot, taking care of business on the road against Anderson!

By The Numbers

Final Score: Coker 4, Anderson 2
Records: Coker 4-1 (1-0 SAC), Anderson 10-3 (0-2 SAC)
Location: Greenville, SC

Full Results

Doubles:

Jade Bellegy / Emerson Banning: 6-2 win
Tamara Macias / Ilona Hernandez-Sanchez: 3-5 unfinished
Caroline Myers / Salomé Sierra: 6-2 win

Singles:

Bellegy: 6-4, 6-1 win
Hernandez-Sanchez: 5-7, 1-6 loss
Banning: 7-6 (2), 6-2 win
Sierra: 3-6, 4-6 loss
Macias: 6-1, 6-4 win
Myers: 6-2, 4-6, 1-1 unfinished

How It Happened

The Cobras came through in doubles today, with the pairing of Bellegy and Banning back to winning ways at first doubles. They, along with the Myers/Sierra pairing, secured 6-2 wins to take the doubles point with a bang and head into singles play up 1-0.

Today, Bellegy secured the first singles point of the afternoon with a dominant performance in straight sets against her opponent at first singles. Her doubles partner, Banning, had a comparable performance at the third singles spot, securing a win in straight sets. Banning's match had its fair share of drama, heading to a tiebreak at six games all. However, she took care of business in the tiebreak, dominating it with a scoreline of 7-2.

The other singles winner of the day was Macias, who also won in straight sets on court five. Overall this was a great opening to the conference season for them, opening with a road win against a SAC Playoff-level opponent!

Notables

Bellegy is still undefeated in singles, holding a 4-0 mark on the season with wins over Lander, NGU, FMU, and now Anderson
Myers logged an unfinished match today at sixth singles but could've easily gained another win there. She is also undefeated in singles with a 4-0 record!

Up Next

Already playing one Trojan side this week, the Cobras will travel to play another on Saturday as they head to Mount Olive. First serve for that one is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET.