BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.- Gardner-Webb women's tennis fell just short this afternoon on senior day to Charlotte losing by a score of 4-3, in a very tight non-conference match at the Webb Tennis Complex.
This afternoon the GWU women's tennis team honored lone senior Yasmin Doost and Doost finished her last match at the Webb Tennis Complex in quintessential fashion.
After dropping the doubles point and the first two singles matches Doost help keep the Runnin' Bulldogs in the match as she tabbed her first victory since returning from a month long hiatus due to injury. She defeated Victoria Phalett 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 singles to claim her 48th overall win as a Runnin' Bulldog.
Doost's win was followed by victories from junior Rokia Sacko and freshman Stina Magnusson. Sacko defeated Macy Vonderschmidt 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 at the No. 2 singles position, while at No. 3 singles Magnusson came from being down at set to Lisa Grosselius, which she lost 6-1, to bouncing back in the second and third sets to win 6-4, 6-3.
It all would come down to the No. 5 singles slot to decide the match. Sophomore Catherine White who has been a stalwart for the Runnin' Bulldogs this season took home the first set 7-6(5) against Tyler Baker and continued to fight hard but fell 6-2, 6-2, in the last match to finish which clinched the match for Charlotte.
Head Coach Jim Corn had this to say about today's match, "That was some great college tennis out there today. Those are the matches you really love to coach. We did not come out with the win but I'm still incredibly proud of the young ladies and saw a lot of good things from them in the match."
In singles play the early loses for Gardner-Webb came at the No. 6 and No. 4 positions as both sophomore Mary Walker Mixon and freshman Sarah Rieckmann dropped their matches 6-2, 6-0, respectively. Mixon took the defeat at the hands of Natsuko Takayangi, while Rieckmann took the loss against Fleur Holtkamp.
In doubles play Charlotte clinched the point with a win over GWU's Sacko/Stanciu at No. 1 8-6, against Pahlett/Holtkamp and a defeat to White/Rieckmann 8-5, at No. 3 doubles by Baker/Vonderschmidt.
Gardner-Webb women's tennis will close out their regular season play this Saturday, April 11 as they travel to face off against Big South opponent Radford University in a very vital Conference match-up. The match is set to begin with doubles play at 11 a.m.
