No. 8 Women’s Tennis Cruises Past Newberry in Regional Opener

COLUMBUS – The second-seeded Columbus State women's tennis team, ranked No 8 in the latest ITA Poll, tallied a 4-0 win over seventh-seeded and 25th-ranked Newberry College on the opening day of play in the 2026 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at the John W. Walden Tennis Center. HOW IT HAPPENED A short-handed Newberry team forfeited the doubles match in the third flight before CSU won at Nos. 1 and 2 to build an early 1-0 match lead. The duo of senior Nikoline Gullacksen and junior Monika Temkova won 6-1 on court two, followed by a 6-3 win in the...