LEXINGTON, S.C. – On Saturday, Charleston Southern won their fifth Big South Conference championship in the past six years. The Bucs defeated the No. 4-seeded NJIT Highlanders, 4-2.
CSU set the tone early by taking the doubles point. The duo of Amike Botha and Carle Botha earned a commanding 6-2 win on court two, while Camila Molina Barranco and Brenda Yoris matched that score with a 6-2 victory on court three to clinch the opening point.
Charleston Southern carried that momentum into singles play, collecting three decisive victories to seal the championship.
Camila Molina Barranco battled for a strong 6-2, 6-4 victory over Petra Koszo on court one, pushing CSU a point closer to the title. On court four, Carlota Farres Carreter followed with a straight-set win over Irene Cocero, 7-6, 6-1, giving the Buccaneers a crucial third point. The championship-clinching point came from true freshman Amike Botha, who delivered a composed 6-4, 6-3 win on court five against the Highlanders' Lusia Hepcal Barcan.
NJIT picked up wins on courts two and three, but the Buccaneers' depth proved to be the difference in the neutral-site final.
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Full Results:
Singles
Laura Wipfli (NJIT) def. Marina Skegro | 6-2, 6-4
Paula Menendez (NJIT) def. Brenda Yoris | 6-2, 6-4
Carlota Farres Carreter def. Irene Cocero (NJIT) | 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
Feyza Aydin (NJIT) led Carle Botha | 6-4, 2-3 (Unfinished)
Camila Molina Barranco def. Petra Koszo (NJIT) | 6-2, 6-4
Amike Botha def. Lusia Hepcal Barcan | 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 6
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Doubles
Skegro/Farres were tied with Cocero/Wipfli (NJIT) | 4-4 (Unfinished)
C. Botha/A. Botha def. Aydin/Menendez (NJIT) | 6-2
Yoris/Molina def. Barcan/Koszo (NJIT) | 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3
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Up Next:
With the victory, Charleston Southern claimed the 2026 Big South Tournament Championship and earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The program will find out where they'll be continuing postseason play on April 27th when the NCAA holds its annual tennis tournament selection show.
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