TOWSON, Md.- The Towson University women's tennis team defeated Hampton 4-3 in a Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) match that concluded Saturday evening. Play was suspended Friday afternoon because of inclement weather with the Tigers leading 1-0 after taking two of the three doubles matches.
 
Towson (7-8, 1-3 CAA) went up 2-0 when Hampton's Tanya Midzi retired on court 1. Towson's Kiersten Tambe took the opening set Friday and was up 1-0 in the second.
 
Gaia Montecchi made the score 3-0 with a straight set victory at No. 2 singles. The sophomore improved to 12-3 this season with 11 straight set wins. Since last April, she has won 17-of-20 singles matches.
 
Chandrè Boshoff clinched the match with a victory over Toffee Ghorab at No. 3. The junior won Friday's set 6-2 then dropped the second set by the same score against an opponent who was 7-2 heading into the match. Boshoff won the super breaker 10 points to eight to give the home team a 4-0 lead.
 
Hampton (6-6, 0-3 CAA) won the last three singles matches for the final margin.
 
Towson played without Ashira Murray and Tamzin Pountney, who have combined for 16 singles victories this season. Murray is 10-3 with five victories each on courts 4 and 5. Pountney is 6-6 with wins at No. 3 and No. 4.
 
"We earned a hard-fought victory," Towson head coach Jamie Peterson said. "We got off to a great start with the doubles point yesterday and Chandrè played clutch tennis – putting the fourth point on the board with a pressure packed win."
 
Doubles Results (Towson earned the point): 
No. 1 – Kiersten Tambe/Chandrè Boshoff (TOW) def. Tanya Midzi/Toffee Ghorab (HAM): 6-1
No. 2 –Aubrey Carper/Chloe Courtnage (TOW) def. Chelsea Chakanyuka/Samira Khazieva (HAM): 6-4
No. 3 – Serena Bryan/Melis Sakiroglu (HAM) def. Gaia Montecchi/Sania Suchinsky (TOW): 6-3
 
Singles Results: 
No. 1 – Tambe (TOW) def. Midzi (HAM): 6-3, 1-0 (retired)
No. 2 – Montecchi (TOW) def. Bryan (HAM): 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 – Boshoff (TOW) def. Ghorab (HAM): 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
No. 4 – Chakanyuka (HAM) def. Courtnage (TOW): 6-2, 7-6 (4)
No. 5 – Khazieva (HAM) def. Carper (TOW):7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)
No. 6 – Sakiroglu (HAM) def. Suchinsky (TOW): 7-5, 7-5
 
Next Match: 
Towson will host conference rival Stony Brook (5-11, 2-4 CAA) on Sunday afternoon. Stony Brook defeated Hampton 5-2 on Saturday at the Tiger Tennis Complex prior to the completion of the Towson-Hampton match.