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CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston Southern tennis team picked up
its fourth straight win with a 7-0 triumph over Rutgers on
Wednesday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.
CSU posted straight set victories in five of the six singles
matches, with the other going in favor of Angelica Sidorenko (7-6,
2-1) before the match was called due to rain and lightning in the
area. Marija Dzakovic and Yvonne Hubler continued to pace the Bucs,
running their records to 7-1 on the year. Dzakovic dismissed the
Scarlet Knights' Stefania Balasa, 6-2, 6-1, while Hubler posted a
6-1, 6-4 win over RU's Morgan Ivey, a Mt. Pleasant native.
Olga Makhova once again did the job at the top singles spot,
downing the Knights' Vanessa Petrini, 6-1, 6-3. Alexandra Walters
and Alia Nour, meanwhile, showcased the Bucs' depth yet again with
wins out of the number five and six singles slots. Walters now
stands at a perfect 8-0 in singles matches this season to lead the
team.
RU was able to register a 8-4 win at number one doubles behind
Petrini and Jennifer Holzberg, but CSU took the other two doubles
matches. Hubler and Walters prevailed, 9-7, while Nour and
Sidorenko teamed for an 8-5 win.
CSU returns to Big South action Friday at 2 p.m. when it hosts
Liberty. The Flames enter at 3-9 but have won each of their last
two matches. The Bucs dropped a tough 4-3 match to Liberty in
Lynchburg last season, but enjoyed a 6-1 victory in 2010.