CONWAY, SC-- Winthrop women's tennis team defeated Coastal Carolina 6-1 in Conway, SC Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Lady Eagles improve to 14-9 overall and maintain their perfect 8-0 conference record.

The Lady Eagles got things started off by grabbing the doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, senior Yasmine Alkema (Algiers, Algeria) and junior Andressa Garcia (Sao Paulo, Brazil) beat Kortney Kowal and Shelby Bates, 8-2. The Chanticleers then answered at No. 3 doubles, when Libby Scott and Mikaela Davies of Coastal beat Winthrop freshman Caitlin Cridland (Perth, Australia) and freshman Tijana Uzelac (Belgrade, Serbia) 8-6. Winthrop clinched the doubles point with freshman Alice Garcia (Brasilia, Brazil) and senior Giovanna Portioli (Curitiba, Brazil) beating Vanessa Ortiz and Alicia Robinson 8-5, at No. 2 doubles.

In singles action, Tijana Uzelac kept the Lady Eagles rolling with her win over Kortney Kowal 6-2, 6-0. At No. 3 singles, Giovanna Portioli defeated Shelby Bates 6-1, 6-1. Winthrop clinched the match with sophomore Ekin Gunaysu's (Ankara, Turkey) win over Vanessa Ortiz 6-4, 6-2, in the No. 6 position. Caitlin Cridland defeated Alicia Robinson 6-3, 6-4, at No. 4 singles. Alice Garcia kept her streak rolling with a 6-3, 6-5, win over Mikaela Davies at No. 2 singles. Coastal's lone point was at No.1 singles where Libby Scott beat Andressa Garcia 6-4, 7-6, 1-0 (5).

The Lady Eagles come home for a 1:00 pm match up with Radford tomorrow at Winthrop Memorial Courts. This match is Senior Day for Yasmine Alkema and Giovanna Portioli.