ASHEVILLE, N.C. -  For the first time since the Big South Championships in 2019, the Charleston Southern tennis team fell to a conference opponent, as the UNC Asheville Bulldogs got the best of them on Saturday. 4-3 was the final score at the Asheville Racquet Club. 

Both teams were undefeated going into this match, and the Bulldogs (15-1, 6-0 in conference) got things started with a win in doubles, taking two out of the three matches. Tiffany Pyritz/Zoe Cauthen came out on top with a 6-4 victory; the only duo from CSU (14-7, 5-1 in conference) to do so. 

In the singles competition, the Bulldogs once again dominated, as they took three out of the six matches, but two of the Bucs wins were due to forfeit. Amila Jusufbegovic won her match, sweeping her opponent 6-3 and 6-4. Kassandra Di Staulo finished the regular season 14-0, as she won her match by forfeit. Khyanna Singh also won her match by forfeit. 

With the loss on Saturday, the Bucs will now be the no. 2 seed going into the Big South Championships on April 22^nd in Charlotte, N.C.

UNC Asheville 4, Charleston Southern 3
Singles Competition
1. Ami Grace Dougah (AVLWTEN) def. Luiza Fullana (CHSO) 6-2, 6-1
2. Amila Jusufbegovic (CHSO) def. Linge Steenkamp (AVLWTEN) 6-3, 6-4
3. Elizabeth Tindera (AVLWTEN) def. Noa Boyd (CHSO) 7-6, 4-6, 6-4
4. Rosie Dickson (AVLWTEN) def. Marina Skegro (CHSO) 6-2, 6-2
5. Khyanna Singh (CHSO) def. Avery Sager (AVLWTEN), by forfeit
6. Kassandra Di Staulo (CHSO) def. Valeria Centeno (AVLWTEN), by forfeit
Doubles Competition
1. Ami Grace Dougah/Rosie Dickson (AVLWTEN) def. Luiza Fullana/Khyanna Singh (CHSO) 6-3
2. Linge Steenkamp/Ari Siegel (AVLWTEN) def. Amila Jusufbegovic/Noa Boyd (CHSO) 6-2
3. Tiffany Pyritz/Zoe Cauthen (CHSO) def. Valeria Centeno/Elizabeth Tindera (AVLWTEN) 6-4
Match Notes: Charleston Southern 14-7, 5-1 Big South UNC Asheville 15-1, 6-0 Big South