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Women's Tennis

WOMEN’S TENNIS SUFFERS 5-2 SETBACK AT COASTAL



CONWAY, S.C. – Radford's winning ways came to an end Monday morning as Coastal Carolina handed the Highlanders a 5-2 Big South women's tennis loss at Billy Nichols Tennis Center.
 
The Chanticleers (17-4, 5-2 Big South) swept doubles action to stake a 1-0 edge. After Coastal tallied the first singles point, Grace Sarver brought the Highlanders (8-10, 3-4 Big South) within 2-1 behind her team-best 15th victory of the season. Sarver cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Romane Delay at the fourth flight.
 
Needing only two points to clinch the decision, the Chants claimed wins on courts one and two to seal the deal.
 
Meg Napolitano added the Highlanders' other point at No. 6, outlasting Kourtney Kowal 4-6, 6-3, 5-4 (8-6). The two were tied at 4 in the third set when the team result was decided, therefore, they played a seven-point tiebreaker to determine the winner.
 
Radford returns home to host Winthrop at 1 p.m. Wednesday. That match marks the first of three the Highlanders will play this week at the Radford University Tennis Complex to close the regular season.
 
Coastal Carolina (5) def. Radford (2)
Billy Nichols Tennis Center (Conway, S.C.)
Monday, April 7, 2014
 
Doubles competition
1. Honami Yazawa / Libby Scott (CCU) def. Taylor Newman / Gemma Valls (RU), 8-4
2. Dominique De Wit / Romane Delay (CCU) def. Meg Napolitano / Grace Sarver (RU), 8-6
3. Amanda Malatek / Marie Babayan (CCU) def. Gisela Garcia / Taylor Fay (RU), 8-2
 
Order of finish: 3, 1*, 2

Singles competition
1. Libby Scott (CCU) def. Taylor Newman (RU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Honami Yazawa (CCU) def. Gemma Valls (RU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Meg Napolitano (RU) def. Kourtney Kowal (CCU), 4-6, 6-3, 5-4 (8-6)
4. Grace Sarver (RU) def. Romane Delay (CCU), 6-1, 6-2
5. Marie Babayan (CCU) def. Gisela Garcia (RU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Amanda Malatek (CCU) def. Sara Andrade (RU), 6-4, 6-4
 
Order of finish: 5, 4, 1, 2*, 6, 3

Match Notes
Radford (8-10, 3-4 Big South)
Coastal Carolina (17-4, 5-2 Big South)
 
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