NEWS

The women played several matches on the road this weekend.

Saturday in Asheville, N.C. – Charlotte Calderwood scored a clutch team point on court six for the Davidson women's tennis team as they held off UNC Asheville in a 4-3 road victory Saturday.

"I'm very proud of this group," said head coach Susanne Depka. "They came together, and this was a huge team effort. We fought until the end and never gave up, but also were so tough mentally. We are definitely improving each match. I look forward to Sunday."

The win over the Bulldogs improves the Wildcats' record to a tidy 3-0 while UNC Asheville becomes 1-2 to start the season.

Davidson took the doubles point courtesy of victories on the second and third courts. Savanna Kollock and Bryson Langford won 6-4 while Daniela Porges and Charlotte Calderwood were also victorious by the same score.

In singles action, the Bulldogs picked up three wins on courts one, three and four while Langford earned an additional Wildcat team point with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the No. 5 spot. Kollock evened the score 3-3 battling back from an opening set loss to force three and earn a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win at the No. 2 position.

Calderwood at No. 6 was the final match on the courts and with the team score knotted 3-3, the freshman from Darien, Conn. Locked in to earn a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win to take the match point.

Davidson continues the opening portion of the season with another road test Sunday at Western Carolina starting at 12 p.m.

Sunday in Cullowhee, N.C. – Davidson women's tennis sophomore Olivia Hooper earned the Wildcats' lone singles victory Sunday afternoon, as the 'Cats fell 6-1 at Western Carolina.

"The team should hold their heads high," said head coach Susanne Depka. "Western is a solid team they were strong all the way down the lineup. Today WCU was just better than us. Even against a good opponent we fought hard and worked on areas of our game to make us uncomfortable. We could have just given in and remained comfortable, and the individual matches would not have been as close as they were. As long as we are getting better and improving, we are succeeding."

Hooper, who had her debut in Cullowhee Sunday, earned her first career singles win after fighting back in the No. 6 position to a 4-6, 6-3 (10) victory.

Despite losing the doubles point, the pairing of Savanna Kollock and Bryson Langford capped off a 2-0 weekend together with a 6-2 win.

Davidson will jump back into action with another road match, this time against VCU 10 a.m. Feb. 10.