FARMVILLE, Va. - Charleston Southern tennis made quick work Friday afternoon as they defeated Longwood by a 4-0 score in Big South action to remain unbeaten and in the chase for a regular season title.
Charleston Southern (5-7, 3-0 Big South) got off to a quick start taking the doubles point with a pair of 6-0 wins on courts two and three then kept their foot on the gas for a trio of singles wins in straight sets to down the Lancers (3-10, 0-5 Big South).
Madalina Man, Michelle Schmitz and Tiffany Pyritz took that doubles momentum and took straight-set wins on courts one, five and six with Man collecting her third Big South singles win and Schmitz and Pyritz both moving to 2-1 on the season.
Charleston Southern moves to 8-0 all-time against the Lancers since they joined the Big South Conference including a 5-0 mark in Farmville.
News and Notes
- Madalina Man moved to 3-0 in singles play taking down her Lancer counterpart 6-1, 7-6
- Both Michelle Schmitz and Tiffany Pyritz improved to 2-1 in league play taking the fifth and sixth courts
- Schmitz and doubles partner Luiza Fullana moved to 2-0 in Big South action while Man and partner Khyanna Singh improved to 2-0
- Charleston Southern remains perfect in Big South play at 3-0 and have swept every doubles match sitting at 6-0
- The Bucs improved to 11-4 in Big South singles action
Up Next
Charleston Southern ends their stay in the Commonwealth of Virginia Saturday as they take on Radford in the New River Valley for a crucial Big South match. CSU and Radford square-off at 2 p.m. Saturday with both sitting among the top-3 in the league standings.
Charleston Southern 4, Longwood 0
Singles
Man (CHSO) def. Saez (LWU) 6-1, 7-6
Fullana (CHSO) vs. Thuilot (LWU) 6-3, 5-3 (unfinished)
Singh (CHSO) vs. Nzewi (LWU) 6-0, 5-5 (unfinished)
Cauthen (CHSO) vs. Hincu (LWU) 6-3, 4-1 (unfinished)
Schmitz (CHSO) def. Barton (LWU) 6-0, 6-3
Pyritz (CHSO) def. Hederich (LWU) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
Cauthen/Pyritz (CHSO) vs. Saez/Hederich (LWU) 5-2 (unfinished)
Man/Singh (CHSO) def. Nzewi/Thuilot (LWU) 6-0
Fullana/Schmitz (CHSO) def. Barton/Hincu (LWU) 6-0
Order of Finish
Singles: 6, 5, 1
Doubles: 2, 3
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