The North Carolina A&T women's tennis team lost 6-1 to College of Charleston Monday afternoon in the Aggies home opener at the Aggie Tennis Complex.

Sophomore Khalia Powell played well for the Aggies, she defeated Sarah Jones 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 for the Aggies only singles match win. Powell dominated the final two sets to win her first match of the season.

The Aggies also received a strong performance from Nadia Hilton-Adams. She battled College of Charleston's Helena Nyikos before losing 7-5 in the final set after losing 6-3 in the first. College of Charleston took the doubles point by winning both matches. The Aggies had an overall strong performance, failing to score in only one set.

N.C. A&T is back in action on Saturday, January 23 when they travel to Raleigh to face N.C. State.

Results

College of Charleston 6, North Carolina A&T 1

Singles

No. 1 Lisa Fieldsend (CC) def. Angelica Ochoa Martinez (NCAT) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Diana Colen (CC) def. Sheyla Ramirez (NCAT) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Khalia  Powell (NCAT) def. Sarah Jones (CC) 3-6, 6-4, 10-6
No. 4 Sarah Zschunke (CC) def. Staisha Cain (NCAT) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Helena Nyikos (CC) def. Nadia Hilton-Adams (NCAT) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
No. 1 Fieldsend/McNeely (CC) def. Ramirez/Powell (NCAT) 6-3
No. 2 Schofield/McAmis (CC) def. Hilton-Adams/Martinez (NCAT) 6-2