Charleston, S.C. - The Towson University tennis team traveled to Charleston, S.C. to face off against College of Charleston Wednesday in the team's second CAA match of the season. The Tigers fell to the Cougars 7-0.

Charleston secured the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, Kiersten Tambe and Chandré Boshoff battled hard but fell 7-6 (7-3). In singles play, Gaia Montecchi fought at No. 3 but dropped 5-7, 6-4, 8-10. The Cougars continued to sweep in singles to clinch the match.

"Today was a pretty big disappointment", said head coach Jamie Peterson. "Credit to College of Charleston, they are an extremely fiery team that plays good tennis with a lot of passion. We've got to move past this and focus on doing some things better, particularly in doubles."

Records
Towson: 2-6, 0-2 CAA
CofC: 7-6, 1-1 CAA

Doubles Results 
No. 1 – Francesca Salvato/Sia Cariov (CofC) def. Kiersten Tambe/Chandré Boshoff (TOW) 7-6 (7-3)
No. 2 – Oziera Ahmad/Maja Jekauc (CofC) def. Ashira Murray/Olivia Rothfeld (TOW) 6-0
No. 3 – Mckenzie Daniel/Jaiden McKee (CofC) def. Gaia Montecchi/Tamzin Pountney (TOW) 6-2

Singles Results
No. 1 – Jekauc (CofC) def. Tambe (TOW) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 – Salvato (CofC) def. Pountney (TOW) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 – Ahmad (CofC) def. Montecchi (TOW) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
No. 4 – Cariov (CofC) def. Murray (TOW) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – McKee (CofC) def. Rothfeld (TOW) 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 – Isabella De Luise (CofC) def. Aubrey Carper (TOW) 6-4, 6-3

Next Match
The Tigers travel to Wilmington, N.C. to face off against UNCW on Saturday, Mar. 22 at 11AM.