Women's Tennis

North Florida Downs CSU in Tight Match

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Yvonne Hubler, Marija Dzakovic, and Alexandra Walters all posted individual victories, but it was not enough for the Charleston Southern women's tennis team to prevail as they dropped a hard-fought 4-3 match to North Florida on Tuesday afternoon.

CSU (3-1) also received a win from the third doubles combination of Susita Das and Alia Nour, but could not keep its dual match record perfect as the Ospreys emerged triumphant at number one and two doubles to decide the match.

Playing in the number three, four, and five singles spots, Hubler, Dzakovic, and Walters all enjoyed straight set victories. Dzakovic was pushed to the limit in the second set by North Florida's Rebecca Pereira, though, as she won a tie-breaker, 10-4.

Olga Makhova and Angelica Sidorenko could not top their foes from the Ospreys, but Alia Nour nearly picked up the slack for them in the sixth and final singles spot. Nour dropped the opening set but only after forcing a tie-break, where she lost by a tally of 10-6. Nour was part of another thriller in her doubles match alongside Das, claiming a victory with a 7-3 tie-breaker margin.

CSU returns to Charleston for the first of six straight home matches this Saturday against Radford. The match will serve as the Big South opener for both sides and play is set to begin at 11 a.m. The Bucs defeated Radford, 4-3, on the road last season, and the Highlanders were tabbed 8th out of nine teams in this year's Big South preseason poll.

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