CONWAY, S.C. - The Charleston Southern women's tennis team picked up its first road win on Tuesday with a monumental 5-2 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
This win marks the first time that Charleston Southern (2-3) has won against Coastal Carolina (0-2) since 2015 and snaps a three-match losing streak against the Chanticleers.Â
Coastal Carolina won the doubles round to start off the afternoon with a 1-0 lead.
Luiza Fullana and
Khyanna Singh were the only duo to win their match for the Buccaneers. They would do so with a 6-2 victory.
In the singles match, the Bucs turned things up, winning five of the six matches, three of which were sweeps. Fullana won her match 6-0 and 7-5,
Marina Skegro won her match 7-6 and 6-4 and Singh won her match 6-2 and 6-4.Â
Court no. 3 was an intense battle between
Amila Jusufbegovic and Kata Foldeak of Coastal Carolina. Jusufbegovic took the convincing 6-0 win in round one, while Foldeak evened things with a 6-3 win, but Jusufbegovic took the win in round three 6-2.Â
Next Up
The Bucs look to continue that success this weekend, as they have back-to-back home matches against Georgia Southern on Saturday and Kennesaw State on Sunday. Both matches will start at 1 p.m. and will be played at Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center.
Charleston Southern 5, Coastal Carolina 2
Doubles
1. Anna Babayan/Megan Hopton(CCU) def.
Tiffany Pyritz/
Zoe Cauthen (CSU) – 6-2
2. Tatum Burger/Lilie Steryous (CCU) def.
Noa Boyd/
Amila Jusufbegovic (CSU) – 6-1
3.
Luiza Fullana/
Khyanna Singh (CSU) def. Kata Foldeak/Jesse Hollins (CCU) 6-2
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Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1.
Luiza Fullana (CSU) def. Victoire De Samucewicz(CCU) – 6-0, 7-5
2. Anna Babayan (CCU) def.
Noa Boyd (CSU) – 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (10-0)
3.
Amila Jusufbegovic (CSU) def. Kata Foldeak (CCU) – 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
4.
Zoe Cauthen (CSU) def. Megan Hopton (CCU) – 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
5.
Marina Skegro (CSU) def. Tatum Burger (CCU) – 7-6, 6-4
6.
Khyanna Singh (CSU) def. Jesse Hollins (CCU) – 6-2, 6-4
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Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
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