Box score
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Charleston Southern tennis team rolled to
a seventh consecutive victory and a spot in the Big South Women's
Tennis Championship semifinals with a 4-0 win over No. 7 seed
Campbell at the Asheville Racquet Club on Thursday afternoon.
The Bucs downed the Fighting Camels 5-2 in their only regular
season meeting, and set the tone immediately in the rematch by
winning all three of the doubles matches in dominating fashion.
Alexandra Walters and Marija Dzakovic teamed up at number two
doubles to lead the way, posting an 8-0 win over Campbell's Tamara
Stanic and Katya Yegoreychenko. Yvonne Hubler and Olga Makhova then
clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 victory at the number one
spot. Alian Nour and Angelica Sidorenko also led their match, 6-2,
before doubles play concluded.
CSU (16-3) then emerged triumphant in all three of the completed
singles matches to secure the overall victory. Makhova bested
Chernaya 6-3, 6-1, to lead the way at singles after being named to
the all-conference team for a fourth consecutive season on
Wednesday. Hubler and Nour also grabbed victories, with Nour's
being her 14th in a row. CSU was on pace to sweep the singles
portion competition as well, as Sidorenko and Walters enjoyed
second set leads after winning the opening set, while Dzakovic had
rebounded from a loss in the first set to win the second just
before play was stopped.
CSU's victory earns it a date with third-seeded Coastal
Carolina, who upended No. 6 Liberty by an identical 4-0 final to
advance to the semifinals. The Bucs came from behind to defeat the
Chanticleers, 4-3, and lock up the number two seed while sending
Makhova and Dzakovic out as winners in their final home match on
Senior Day, April 11. Action in the rematch is slated to begin at 1
p.m.
Charleston Southern 4, Campbell 0
Singles competition
1. MAKHOVA, Olga (CSU) def. Karolina Chernaya (CAM)
6-3, 6-1
2. Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) vs. Natasha Afridi (CAM) 6-0, 4-3,
unfinished
3. Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. Tamara Stanic (CAM) 6-1, 6-2
4. DZAKOVIC, Marija (CSU) vs. Borislava Nikolova (CAM) 4-6, 6-3,
unfinished
5. Alexandra Walters (CSU) vs. Katya Yegoreychenko (CAM) 6-2, 3-2,
unfinished
6. Alia Nour (CSU) def. Anais Gomar (CAM) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Yvonne Hubler/MAKHOVA, Olga (CSU) def. Karolina
Chernaya/Borislava Nikolova (CAM) 8-3
2. DZAKOVIC, Marija/Alexandra Walters (CSU) def. Tamara
Stanic/Katya Yegoreychenko (CAM) 8-0
3. Alia Nour/Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) vs. Natasha Afridi/Anais
Gomar (CAM) 6-2, unfinished