Women's Tennis

Buccaneers sweep past Longwood on Saturday morning

FARMVILLE, Va. - Charleston Southern continued their winning ways on Saturday afternoon as the Buccaneers topped Longwood in Big South Conference play on the Lancer Courts, 7-0.

The Bucs (4-0) took two of the three doubles wins and victories on all six singles courts as CSU improved to 2-0 in Big South Conference play on the season.

Gabriela Srodowski and Sophie Cloessner opened the scoring with a 6-2 win over Paloma Alatorre and Maria Coronel on court no. 3. Longwood's Mason Thomas and Anna Pelak evened the score with a 7-5 win over Kimberley Koerner and Brianna Thompson on court no. 2.

The Bucs took the doubles point behind Valeria Koussenkova and Nicolin Luecke on court no. 1, topping Isis Gill-Reid and Fallon Burger, 7-6 (7-4).

Cloessner pushed the Bucs ahead 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 win on court no. 2 over Gill-Reid. Thompson put CSU one more point closer with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Alatorre on court no. 3, while Srodowski topped Thomas on court no. 4, 7-5, 6-4, to seal the CSU win.

Luecke continued the Bucs streak with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 win over Pelak on court no. 1. Koussenkova added a 6-0, 6-0 win over Brown on court no. 6, while Koerner closed out the Bucs win with a 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 win on court no. 5 over Coronel.

CSU continues play at home on Monday afternoon as the Bucs host Illinois State at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex. Doubles play is set for 2 p.m.

Charleston Southern 7, Longwood 0
Mar 05, 2016 at Farmville, Va. (Lancer Courts)
Singles competition

1. LUECKE, Nicolin (CSU) def. PELAK, Anna (LWU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
2. CLOESSNER, Sophie (CSU) def. GILL-REID, Isis (LWU) 6-0, 6-2
3. THOMPSON, Brianna (CSU) def. ALATORRE, Paloma (LWU) 6-3, 6-2
4. SRODOWSKI, Gabriela (CSU) def. THOMAS, Mason (LWU) 7-5, 6-4
5. KOERNER, Kimberley (CSU) def. CORONEL, Maria (LWU) 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
6. KOUSSENKOVA, Valeria (CSU) def. BROWN, Alex (LWU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. LUECKE, Nicolin/KOUSSENKOVA, Valeria (CSU) def. BURGER, Fallon/GILL-REID, Isis (LWU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. PELAK, Anna/THOMAS, Mason (LWU) def. KOERNER, Kimberley/THOMPSON, Brianna (CSU) 7-5
3. SRODOWSKI, Gabriela/CLOESSNER, Sophie (CSU) def. ALATORRE, Paloma/CORONEL, Maria (LWU) 6-2

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,4,1,6,5)

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Players Mentioned

Sophie Cloessner

Sophie Cloessner

5' 10"
Sophomore
Kimberley Koerner

Kimberley Koerner

5' 10"
Freshman
Valeria Koussenkova

Valeria Koussenkova

5' 7"
Junior
Nicolin Luecke

Nicolin Luecke

5' 6"
Junior
Gabriela Srodowski

Gabriela Srodowski

5' 8"
Junior
Brianna Thompson

Brianna Thompson

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophie Cloessner

Sophie Cloessner

5' 10"
Sophomore
Kimberley Koerner

Kimberley Koerner

5' 10"
Freshman
Valeria Koussenkova

Valeria Koussenkova

5' 7"
Junior
Nicolin Luecke

Nicolin Luecke

5' 6"
Junior
Gabriela Srodowski

Gabriela Srodowski

5' 8"
Junior
Brianna Thompson

Brianna Thompson

5' 9"
Freshman