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CSU Tennis Earns 5-2 Victory Over Southern Illinois
3/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston Southern women's tennis team evened its season record by winning its second match in as many days, downing Southern Illinois, 5-2, Tuesday, March 15 at the Buccaneer Tennis Center. CSU went 2-1 during its three-day stretch of matches, dating back to Sunday.
Charleston Southern improves its record to 4-4 on the season, as the Bucs have won four out of their last five matches. The Salukis also even their record, as SIU is now 6-6 in 2011.
The Buccaneers claimed the doubles point with a pair of team victories. Olga Makhova and Marija Dzakovic defeated Melanie Delsart and Jennifer Dien, 8-4. CSU's No. 2 pair, consisting of Alia Nour and Brooke Pletcher downed Anastacia Simons and Korey Love, 8-5. CSU won the No. 3 doubles match by forfeit.
CSU won three out of five completed matches, and took a win by forfeit at No. 6 singles.
Olga Makhova, the two-time reigning Big South Player of the Year, defeated 2010 MVC Freshman of the Year Melanie Delsart in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.
SIU's Anita Lee beat Pletcher, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, in the No. 2 singles match. Love gave the Salukis their second point with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Nour at No. 4 singles.
Dzakovic downed Dien by a 7-6 (10-8), 6-3 score at No. 3 singles. Susita Das won the No. 5 match over Simons, 6-2, 6-2.
The Buccaneers compete in a pair of conference matches on the weekend, competing at Liberty Saturday, March 19 and at Radford Sunday, March 20.
Charleston Southern (4-4) def. Southern Illinois (6-6),
5-2
Buccaneer Tennis Center
Charleston, S.C. - March 15, 2011
Singles Competition
1. Olga Makhova (CSU) d. Melanie Delsart (SIU) 6-2,
6-3
2. Anita Lee (SIU) d. Brooke Pletcher (CSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
3. Marija Dzakovic (CSU) d. Jennifer Dien (SIU) 7-6 (10-8), 6-3
4. Korey Love (SIU) d. Alia Nour (CSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Susita Das (CSU) d. Anastacia Simons (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Alexandra Walters (CSU) d. SIU, forfeit
Doubles Competition
1. Olga Makhova/Marija Dzakovic (CSU) d. Melanie
Delsart/Jennifer Dien (SIU) 8-4
2. Alia Nour/Brooke Pletcher (CSU) d. Anastacia Simons/Korey Love
(SIU) 8-5
3. Heather Isbell/Alexandra Walters (CSU) d. SIU, forfeit
