Feb. 27, 2010

Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - --- The Samford University women's tennis team lost at home for the first time this season Saturday as the Bulldogs dropped a 5-2 decision against the College of Charleston Cougars in the teams' Southern Conference opener held at the Samford Tennis Center.

With the loss, Samford (6-3, 0-1 SoCon) had its five-match home winning streak snapped as well as its two-match overall winning streak. The Bulldogs fell to 5-1 when playing at the Samford Tennis Center this season.

College of Charleston (4-4, 1-0 SoCon), which has already faced four nationally-ranked opponents this season, was able to get back on the winning track Saturday. Prior to their SoCon opener with Samford, the Cougars were defeated 7-0 by the 38th-ranked Gamecocks on Wednesday.

In Saturday's match held in Birmingham, Ala., College of Charleston won the doubles point and then picked up singles wins on the top four courts. The battles on the top two singles courts proved to be the decisive matches as the Cougars were able to hold on for three-set victories in each duel.

Samford's singles wins occurred on courts No. 5 and No. 6 on Saturday. In the No. 5 singles contest, the Bulldogs' Rebecca Kirven improved her unblemished record on the season to 9-0 with a 7-5, 6-4 triumph against College of Charleston's Laura Borza.

On court No. 6, Samford's Lindsey Mallory extended her winning streak to three-consecutive matches with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against the Cougars' Anna Lee Evans.

The Samford women's tennis team will next be in action March 5 at 1 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs travel to Atlanta, Ga., for a non-conference matchup versus Georgia State.