CHARLESTON, S.C. - Senior Anna Ekelund placed third in the A2 singles flight to lead the Charlotte 49ers women's tennis team this weekend at the season-opening College of Charleston Invitational in Charleston, S.C.

Ekelund rebounded from a semifinal setback Saturday to hand Stetson's Clarke Tatje a 6-0, 7-6 (0) loss Sunday afternoon to earn the third-place result and give the 49ers their best individual finish of the weekend.

Classmate Ginny Johnson tallied a fourth-place result in the B2 flight despite losing Sunday to the host Cougars' Olivia McMillan.

Freshman Jessica Pérez also finished strong, collecting a fifth-place showing also in the B2 bracket. The Charlotte native from Myers Park High knocked off Davidson's Tamara Hill 6-3, 6-1 to complete her first collegiate tournament.

Sophomore Lisa Grosselius was the only other 49er to post a victory on the tournament's final day, recording a 6-3, 6-2 decision against Davidson's Blake Nickles to finish 15^th in the A1 flight.

Earlier in the day, Johnson paired with senior Iveta Guneva for the lone Charlotte doubles triumph. The duo knocked off Davidson's Nickles and Courtney McCray 8-2 in the Round Robin #1 bracket.

The 49ers will return to action with two fall dual matches, welcoming local programs Belmont Abbey and Johnson C. Smith to the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.

College of Charleston Invitational Day Three Results

A1 Singles

13^th-place
Jessica Northcutt (SAM) def. Natsuko Takayanagi (CHA) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8

15^th-place
Lisa Grosselius (CHA) def. Blake Nickles (DAV) 6-3, 6-2

A2 Singles

3^rd-place
Anna Ekelund (CHA) def. Clarke Tatje (STET) 6-0, 7-6 (0)

Consolation Final (9^th-place)
Libby Scott (CCU) def. Tyler Baker (CHA) 7-5, 7-5

13^th-place
Shelby Bates (CCU) def. Iveta Guneva (CHA) 6-2, 6-2

B1 Singles

Consolation Final (9^th-place)
Vanessa Ortiz (CCU) def. Emmanuelle Briant (CHA) 6-3, 6-2

B2 Singles

3^rd-place
Olivia McMillian (CofC) def. Ginny Johnson (CHA) 6-1, 6-0

5^th-place
Jessica Pérez (CHA) def. Tamara Hill (DAV) 6-3, 6-1

A1 Doubles

5^th-place
Kourtney Kowal/Libby Scott (CCU) def. Anna Ekelund/Lisa Grosselius (CHA) 8-3

A2 Doubles

3^rd-place
Sam Maddox/Christin Newman (CofC) def. Tyler Baker/Natsuko Takayanagi (CHA) 8-0

Round Robin Doubles #1

Iveta Guneva/Ginny Johnson (CHA) def. Courtney McCray/Blake Nickles (DAV) 8-2

Round Robin Doubles #3

Frizzi Bschorer/Tamara Hill (DAV) def. Emmanuelle Briant/Jessica Pérez (CHA) 8-2