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Aniya Sims, courtesy of Jada Robinson
Aniya Sims, courtesy of Jada Robinson
Posted: Feb 07, 2025

Women's Tennis Opens Season with Back-to-Back Wins

Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Aniya Sims / Helena Jokanovic def. Iris Ray / Taylor Hendley 6-0
  • Vienne Geren / Rachel Thompson def. Feliz Pearson / Jasmine Ziller 6-0
Singles
  • Helena Jokanovic def. Iris Ray 6-0, 6-0
  • Aniya Sims def. Taylor Hendley 6-2, 6-2
  • Rachel Thompson def. Jasmine Ziller 6-0, 6-1
  • Camryn McCutchen def. Feliz Pearson 6-0, 6-0
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Aniya Sims / Helena Jokanovic def. Gabriella Tully / Hannah Christenson 6-2
  • Vienne Geren / Rachel Thompson def. Kourtney Newton / Iyana Barber 6-1
  • Joye Tate / Camryn McCutchen def. Kirsten Cannon / Payton Abrams 6-3
Singles
  • Helena Jokanovic def. Gabriella Tully 6-0, 6-1
  • Aniya Sims def. Hannah Christenson 6-1, 6-2
  • Rachel Thompson def. Kourtney Newton 6-0, 6-4
  • Vienne Geren def. Payton Abrams 6-0, 7-5
  • Kirsten Cannon def. Joye Tate 6-2, 4-6, 7-4
  • Camryn McCutchen def. Mandy Marth 6-1, 6-1

COLUMBIA, SC - The Columbia College women's tennis team opened their season Friday afternoon with a 6-0 shutout win over Div. III Agnes Scott College (Ga.) at home.

The Lady Koalas swpt the doubles matches via scores of 6-0, 6-0 to give CC a quick 2-0 lead. They were led by the top doubles team of senior Helena Jokanovic and junior Aniya Sims and the #2 doubles team of Rachel Thompson and sophomore Vienne Geren.

Then in singles, Jokanovic got the Koalas rolling with a 6-0, 6-0 win at the top spot while Sims won 6-2, 6-2 at the #2 spot. Freshman Rachel Thompson then won 6-0, 6-1 at the third spot before fellow freshman Camryn McCutchen won 6-0, 6-0 at the 4 spot.

Columbia improved to 2-0 and next went up to Charlotte on Saturday to battle Johnson & Wales in a 2pm match.

CC 6, JWU 1

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Ladies came away with another win, this time 6-1 over the Wildcats. The top doubles team of Sims and Jokanovic cruised to a 6-2 win while the #2 team of Geren and Thompson defeated their foes 6-1.  Finally, the third tandem of Joye Tate and McCutchen got the 6-3 win.

In singles, Jokanovic led off at the top line, 6-0, 6-1 win while Sims was victorious 6-1 and 6-2 at the 2 line. Thompson then won 6-0, 6-4 at the third line while Geren won 6-0, 7-5 at the fourth line. McCutchen also defeated her foe 6-1, 6-1 while Tate lost a close three-setter 2-6, 6-4, 4-10.

Now 3-0, the Lady Koalas will next begin conference play on Friday when they head up to Tenn. Wesleyan for a 2pm match.