Nichelle Heard (front) and Felicia Akande (back) were the only doubles pair to win a match point against Catawba
Results vs. Catawba |
Results vs. Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C. – The Johnson C. Smith University women's tennis team sparked the 2012 fall season at home against Catawba College on September 27th, followed by a road match versus UNC-Charlotte on September 28th. JCSU fell to Catawba 8-1 and were topped by Charlotte 7-0 at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
Thus far, the doubles lineup has been set with sophomore
Rankin Anderson (Decatur, GA) and freshman
Khadijha Battle (Atlanta, GA) playing number one doubles. The experienced senior duo of
Samantha Barnes (Hampton, VA) and
Margaret Jones (Newport News, VA) are the number two doubles pair; while junior
Felicia Akande (Winston-Salem, NC) and sophomore
Nichelle Heard (Douglasville, GA) have the number three doubles assignment.
Akande and Heard trumped Caroline Cozart and Hannah Kovach of Catawba 8-5 for the Golden Bulls' only match point.
The singles lineup varied for both opponents to include junior
Keiana Love (Wilson, NC) playing number two against Catawba and freshman
Jasmine Riddick (Atlanta, GA) at the number six spot.
JCSU will now travel to nearby Queens University of Charlotte for a match on Thursday, October 4th. Match play is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. on the Ovens Center Tennis Courts.
