Box score
RADFORD, Va. - Charleston Southern took two of the three doubles
matches and Angelica Sidorenko clinched the match with a straight
sets victory as the Buccaneers swept host Radford on Saturday
afternoon at the Radford Tennis Complex, 7-0.
The Buccaneers improve to 10-5, 6-1 in Big South Conference play
this season, while Radford falls to 6-12, 3-5 in conference action
on the season.
Yvonne Hubler and Alexandra Walters opened up doubles action
with the win on court no. 2, running their Big South Conference
record to 7-0 on the season with an 8-2 victory over Allison
Michael and Hana Babic.
Gemma Valls and Taylor Fay evened the score with their 8-6 win
on court no. 3, topping Susita Das and Marketa Placha.
In the clinching point, Alia Nour and Sidorenko topped Taylor
Newman and Meg Napolitano on court no. 1 in one of their toughest
matches of the season as the CSU duo pulled out the 9-8 (7-3) win
to give CSU the 1-0 lead.
In singles play, the Bucs swept all six matches to close out the
7-0 victory.
Nour kept her undefeated streak in Big South Conference action,
defeating Fay on court no. 5, 6-0, 6-0. The Cairo, Egypt, native
won her 10th match in a row to run her record to 7-0 in BSC play on
the season.
Hubler finished shortly after on court no. 2, topping Valls with
a 6-0, 6-1 victory, and Sidorenko clinched the Bucs victory on
court no. 3, defeating Babic 6-1, 6-2.
Das kept the Buccaneer wins coming as the senior topped Allison
Michael on court no. 6, 6-4, 6-1. Placha followed with the 6-4, 6-2
victory on court no. 1, defeating Newman to put the Bucs ahead
6-0.
In the final match of the day, Walters took on Napolitano on
court no. 4. The Adelaide, Australia, native entered the day with a
6-0 record in Big South Conference action, but quickly fell behind
in dropping the first set, 6-0. The junior rallied back with the
6-3 win to force the deciding third set tiebreaker and held on to
record the 13-11 win to close out the match.
Charleston Southern remains on the road as the Bucs travel to
Lynchburg, Va. to take on Liberty University tomorrow afternoon.
First serve between the Bucs and the Flames is set for 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern 7, Radford 0
Apr 06, 2013 at Radford, Va. (Radford University Tennis
Complex)
Singles competition
1. Marketa Placha (CSU) def. NEWMAN, Taylor (RAD) 6-4,
6-2
2. Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. VALLS, Gemma (RAD) 6-0, 6-1
3. Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. BABIC, Hana (RAD) 6-1, 6-2
4. Alexandra Walters (CSU) def. NAPOLITANO, Meg (RAD) 0-6, 6-3, 1-0
(13-11)
5. Alia Nour (CSU) def. FAY, Taylor (RAD) 6-0, 6-0
6. Susita Das (CSU) def. MICHAEL, Allison (RAD) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alia Nour/Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. NEWMAN,
Taylor/NAPOLITANO, Meg (RAD) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Yvonne Hubler/Alexandra Walters (CSU) def. MICHAEL,
Allison/BABIC, Hana (RAD) 8-2
3. VALLS, Gemma/FAY, Taylor (RAD) def. Susita Das/Marketa Placha
(CSU) 8-6
Match Notes
Charleston Southern 10-5, 6-1 Big South
Radford 6-12, 3-5 Big South
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,2,3,6,1,4)
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