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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The seventh-seeded Elon University women’s tennis team saw its season come to an end today, April 20, in the second round of the 2012 Southern Conference Championship, as the Phoenix fell, 4-0, to second-seeded College of Charleston.
 
Elon finishes the 2012 season with a 16-9 record, tying the 2012 team for the most victories in the single season since the program joined the Division I ranks. College of Charleston improves to 23-5 with the win.
 
The Cougars took a 1-0 match lead after winning the doubles point with a pair of 8-3 decisions at numbers two and three. At number one, Jordan Johnston and Frida Jansaker took on CofC’s Samantha Maddox and Irene Viana. The match ended unfinished with the Cougars holding a slim 6-5 lead. Johnston and Jansaker finish at 20-2 on the year.
 
Elon fell behind 2-0 after Viviana Stavreva dropped a 6-1, 6-1, decision to Jenny Falcone at number five singles. Stavreva finishes the season with a 16-7 record in singles action.

Bryn Khoury battled tough for the Phoenix at number two singles, but fell in straight sets to CofC’s Kelly Kambourelis, 6-2, 6-1.
 
The Cougars clinched the victory at number six singles, as Katie Lee defeated rookie Maria Camara Ruiz in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4, to take a 4-0 lead.

At number one, Johnston led CofC's Christin Newman, 4-2, in the second set after dropping a 7-5 decision in the first. On courts three and four, Jansaker and Barbora Lazarova won their first sets against College of Charleston and were leading when the match ended.
 
The 2012 season ends as one of the most successful in history for the Phoenix. The program saw its first-ever national ranking earlier this season when Johnston and Jansaker earned a No. 43 ranking by the ITA. Individually, Johnston finished the year 13-7, while Jansaker concluded the year 17-4 in singles.
 
The team returns all but one player on the roster heading into next season, as today marked the final contest for senior Kaylyn Smialek.