ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University women's tennis team was defeated by Coker on Saturday afternoon at the Coker Tennis Courts.
The Trojans fall to 10-11 overall and 5-6 in the SAC, while the Cobras improve to 5-11 overall and 4-5 in conference action.
In the doubles round, No. 1 seeded Ivey Welborn and Rebecca Bruning defeated Jennifer Mezei and Bailey Palmer, 8-5 while Alexandra Ebner and Jennifer Holcombe won 8-4 over Jessi Campos and Sarah Elliott to gain an early 2-1 advantage.
In the singles portion, the Trojans battled hard falling just short of earning the decisive fifth point. Winning at the No. 1 spot Rebecca Bruning defeated Jennifer Mezei 6-4, 6-0 to earn her 15th singles victory of the year. No. 3 seed Ivey Welborn continued her solid play defeating Jessi Campos 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) to earn the fourth point for the Black and Gold. Freshman Jennifer Holcombe and Sophomore Abigail Gregory each battled their opponent hard falling in three sets, giving the Cobras a 5-4 victory.
The Trojans return home to finish out their season with a nonconference match versus Conference Carolinas opponent Limestone on Wednesday. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the AU Tennis Complex.
Coker 5, Anderson 4
Singles competition
1. Rebecca Bruning (AU) def. Jennifer Mezei (COKER) 6-4, 6-0
2. Bailey Palmer (COKER) def. Karen Faria (AU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Ivey Welborn (AU) def. Jessi Campos (COKER) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Ragan Palmer (COKER) def. Alexandra Ebner (AU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Suzanna Mickey (COKER) def. Jennifer Holcombe (AU) 6-1, 5-7,
6-2
6. Sarah Elliott (COKER) def. Abigail Gregory (AU) 7-5, 6-7 (4-7),
6-2
Doubles competition
1. Welborn/Bruning (AU) def. Mezei/Palmer (COKER) 8-5
2. Ebner/Holcombe (AU) def. Campos/Elliott (COKER) 8-4
3. Palmer/Mickey (COKER) def. San Jose/Gregory (AU) 8-6
