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Coastal Carolina
Women’s Tennis Wins Eighth Straight Match to Wrap Up Regular Season
4/19/2024 3:25:00 PM | Tennis (W)
TROY, Ala. – On Friday afternoon, the Troy women's tennis team concluded its most successful regular season since joining the Sun Belt as it won its eighth straight match as they defeated Coastal Carolina 5-2 on Friday at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.
Troy (15-6, 9-2 SBC) started its conference slate slow, going 1-2 through its first three Sun Belt matches before winning out. A key to the Trojan's impressive winning streak has been its ability to get going early, especially in doubles. The Trojans, who won the doubles point on Friday, are now 12-0 when taking a 1-0 lead.
Kristina Kukaras and Emilia Namyslo jumped out to the first doubles match with a 6-2 win. Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory in the number two doubles spot.
The third doubles match went unfinished, with Troy leading 5-3.
Leena Metwally quickly added to the Trojan lead in singles to make things 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court five. Metwally had an impressive regular season as a freshman, going 15-4 (7-3 SBC) in the spring.
Coastal Carolina cut the Troy lead in half with a 6-4, 6-2 win on court three to make it 2-1. The Chanticleers tied things up at two with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court two.
The Trojans returned to their winning ways on court six as Gabrielle Leslie recorded her team-best 18th singles win of the spring with a 6-4, 6-3 win. Leslie has won the last seven matches that were finished and is 8-1 in Sun Belt play. Her lone loss of the spring came at Marshall while playing indoors.
The match was clinched on court four, as Avdeeva put together an impressive 7-6 (9-7) win on court four.
The final match on court one was played out despite Troy already having won the dual. Kukaras, who dropped the first set 6-0, rebounded with two straight sets to win the match 0-6, 6-4, 6-1. Friday was Kukaras's last time playing at the Lunsford Tennis Complex, as she is set to graduate this spring.
The Trojan's nine Sun Belt wins are the most in the program's history.
Up Next
The Trojans will head to Rome, Ga., for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament beginning on Wednesday. The Trojans have clinched a double-bye and will open play on Friday. Exact seeding and opponent will be determined following the conclusion of the remaining matches around the conference.
Full Results
Troy 5, Coastal Carolina 2
Singles competition
1. Kristina Kukaras (TROY) def. Nicole Abel (CCU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. Anna Babayan (CCU) def. Hagar Ramadan-Amin (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
3. Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Maria Guirguis (TROY) 6-4, 6-2
4. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Kata Foldeak (CCU) 7-6 (9-7), 7-5
5. Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Cecile Morin (CCU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Gabrielle Leslie (TROY) def. Aida Maria Mitrache (CCU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Valeriia Avdeeva/Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Jesse Hollins/Anna Babayan (CCU) 6-4
2. Kristina Kukaras/Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def. Cecile Morin/Kata Foldeak (CCU) 6-2
3. Leena Metwally/Hagar Ramadan-Amin (TROY) vs. Brooke Rogers/Nicole Abel (CCU) 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Coastal Carolina 13-8
Troy 15-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,3,2,6,4,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,3,2,6,4,1
Players Mentioned
