CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern tennis took the doubles point and each of the top-four flights in singles play on their way to a dominant 5-2 win over Lowcountry foe South Carolina State Sunday afternoon from the Buccaneer Tennis Center.

Reigning Big South Tennis Player of the Week Tiffany Pyritz made it a 2-0 day on her ledger taking care of business in the singles top flight 6-0, 6-1 after taking down the top Bulldogs' (0-4) doubles pair with teammate Zoe Cauthen by a 6-2 mark.

Charleston Southern (3-3) clinched the doubles point on court two with a 7-6 gut-check win from Michelle Schmitz and Liz Williams, who overcame an early deficit.

Each of the top-four Buccaneers in singles play took their matches in straight-sets with Pyritz getting the charge started at the top followed by Schmitz (No. 2: 6-4, 6-2), Williams (No. 3: 6-3, 6-3) and Cauthen (No. 4: 6-2, 6-1).

South Carolina State would make it a 3-1 CSU lead behind a win on court No. 5, but Schmitz answered right back on the second flight to clinch the match.

The Bucs improved to 14-4 all-time against their Lowcountry rival Bulldogs with an impressive 12-2 mark in Charleston.

Charleston Southern 5, South Carolina State 2
Feb. 9, 2020

Singles:
1. Tiffany Pyritz (CSU) def. Andjela Mihajilovic (SCSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Michelle Schmitz (CSU) def. Lasya Patnaik (SCSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Liz Williams (CSU) def. Ikram Rassif (SCSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Zoe Cauthen (CSU) def. Divya Murali (SCSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Lajla Cemalovic (SCSU) def. Luiza Fullana (CSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Zaninab Benadhhou (SCU) def. Hilda Lundstedt (CSU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:
1. Pyritz/Cauthen (CSU) def. Mihajilovic/Muarli (SCSU) 6-2
2. Schmitz/Williams (CSU) def. Benandhhou/Cemalovic (SCSU) 7-6
3. Fullana/Lundstedt (CSU) vs. Patnaik/Nikolaeva (SCSU) 5-4 unfinished

Charleston Southern: 3-3
South Carolina State: 0-4