Spartanburg, S.C.— Converse College fell 5-4 to visiting Coker College in CVAC tennis action Sunday afternoon. Trailing 2-1 after the doubles matches, Converse and Coker split the singles matches, winning three matches each. Converse falls to 1-2 for the season and 0-2 in the CVAC.
The #1 pair of Tina Rohner and Rachel Wilkes defeated Coker’s Andrea Santos and Ashley Pace 8-4. Rachel Lemar and Jill Smith blanked the All-Stars’ duo of Ive Jardim and Lee Cantey in the #2 doubles match. The #3 doulbes match was won by Coker by forfeit.
Rohner, Rhett Smodic, and Cantey each won their singles matches at the #1, #4, and #5 spots for the All-Stars. However, Coker’s Lemar and Cassidy Spencer won the #2 and #3 singles matches. Coker also won the #6 singles match by forfeit to claim the 5-4 victory.
The All-Stars return to action Thursday as they take on Anderson University. The match is set for 3:00 pm.
Results
Singles:
#1 Tina Rohner (Conv) def. Andrea Santos 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
#2 Rachel Lemar (Coker) def. Ive Jardim 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
#3 Cassidy Spencer (Coker) def. Rachel Wilkes 6-1, 6-3
#4 Rhett Smodic (Conv) def. Ashley Pace 6-1, 7-6 (5)
#5 Lee Cantey (Conv) def. Jill Smith 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-2
#6 Coker wins by forfeit.
Doubles:
#1 Rohner/Wilkes (Conv) def. Santos/Pace 8-4
#2 Lemar/Smith (Coker) def. Jardim/Cantey 8-0
#3 Coker wins by forfeit.
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