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Women's Tennis falls to Monmouth 6-1

Doubles team of Precious Udofe and Brittanie Cahua.
West Long Branch, NJ - The Lady Eagles fell to Monmouth today 6-1.  The Lady Eagles lone point came from Brittanie Cahua's win in the number one singles.  Cahua also earned a win with Precious Udofe in number one doubles. 

In Cahua's first singles set, she was down 4-3 against Monmouth's Alexandra Graff. Cahua was able to take the momentum and come from behind to take the first set 6-4.  In the second set, Cahua took a 2-1 lead, but had to battle Graff from a 2-2. and 3-3 ties.  With some well place shots, Cahua was able to jump to a 5-3 lead before she closed out the set and match with an identical 6-4 score. 

In their doubles match Udofe and Cahua showed resolve and scrapped back after trailing 2-1 and later 3-2.  After tying the set at three, Cahua/ Udofe got a break on a serve and took the lead for the first time 4-3. The two took the lead again 5-4 with Cahua on serve and was able to close out the match 6-4.  Monmouth won the double point since their two and three doubles team won their matches.  

The Lady Eagles conclude their fall season with a 1-1 record and begin their spring season on Coppin State's Homecoming Day, February 17 at St. Peter's University in New Jersey.

Doubles
1.    Brittanie Cahua / Precious Udofe (Coppin St.) def. Maria Ivanova/ Alexandra Graff (Monmouth), 6-4. 
2.    Caroline Matisse/ Rachel Rosenthal (Monmouth) def.Tanna Nita/ Ajla Hrnjic (Coppin St.), 6-1.
3.    Sophia Fredriksson/ Sydney Denardo (Monmouth) def. Shariah Dunwell / Olivia Wallace (Coppin St.), 6-0.

Singles
1.    Brittanie Cahua (Coppin St.) def. Alexandra Graff (Monmouth), 6-4, 6-4
2.    Sophia Fredriksson (Monmouth) def. Ajla Hrnjic (Coppin St.), 6-0, 6-1
3.    Rachel Rosenthal (Monmouth) def. Precious Udofe (Coppin St.), 6-2, 6-0
4.    Chinonye Gabriel (Monmouth) def. Shariah Dunwell (Coppin St.), 6-0, 6-0
5.    Maria Ivanova (Monmouth) def. Tanna Nita (Coppin St.), 6-0, 6-0
6.    Caroline Mattise (Monmouth) def. Olivia Wallace (Coppin St.), 6-0, 6-0
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