CHARLESTON, S.C. - Marketa Placha helped the Buccaneers clinch the doubles point and followed it up by clinching the overall match point on court no. 1 as Charleston Southern defeated the University of Maryland Baltimore County on Wednesday afternoon, 6-1.

Placha teamed up with Yvonne Hubler on court no. 2 in doubles play as the CSU duo won 8-6 to give the Bucs the 2-1 win in doubles play, and the junior from the Czech Republic followed with a straight sets singles win on court no. 1, winning 6-2, 6-3 over Isabel Aldunate to put the Bucs ahead 4-1, clinching CSU's sixth consecutive win.

The Buccaneers improve to 7-4 overall with the victory, running their winning streak to six in a row with conference matches against Presbyterian and UNC Asheville looming ahead this weekend.

In doubles action, Aldunate and Madlena Kuracz led off the play with a win for the Retrievers, defeating Susita Das and Chanel Bell on court no. 3.

Charleston Southern rallied back on court no. 1 as Alia Nour and Angelica Sidorenko evened the match with an 8-4 win over Josefin Strange-Jonsson and Julia Sauer. Placha and Hubler closed out doubles play and clinched the first point of the match for the Buccaneers, winning 8-6 in a tough match against Heidi Danielsson and Shannon Cleary.

Moving on to singles action, the Buccaneers quickly put the overall match win within reach as Hubler and Nour swept through their opponents in straight sets.

Hubler took the first point on court no. 2, defeating Danielsson 6-0, 6-2, while Nour finished right behind with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Strange-Jonsson to put the Bucs ahead 3-0 with four matches to play.

The Retrievers put one point on the board on court no. 6 as Cleary bounced back from her doubles defeat in topping Das. Cleary took the match win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.

Placha clinched the win for Charleston Southern on court no. 1, taking down Aldunate in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-3.

The final two matches went three sets apiece with Bell and Sidorenko proving victorious over the stretch.

Bell and her opponent Kuracz split the first two sets with Bell taking the first 6-3, while Kuracz followed with a 6-0 win in the second set, forcing the third set. The match swung back and forth in the deciding frame before Bell was able to close out the 7-5 win.

On court no. 3, Sauer jumped ahead early for the Retrievers, taking the first set from Sidorenko, 6-4. The CSU sophomore from Toronto, Canada rallied back to take the second set by a matching 6-4 score and rode the momentum with a 6-1 win in the third set to close out the match.

Charleston Southern is back in action at home on Friday as the Buccaneers host Senior Day against Presbyterian. The Bucs women's tennis team will recognize senior Susita Das during the festivities, while Charleston Southern takes on the Blue Hose with first serve in doubles play coming at 2:30 p.m.

Charleston Southern 6, Maryland-Baltimore 1
Mar 20, 2013 at Charleston, S.C. (CSU Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Marketa Placha (CSU) def. Isabel Aldunate (UMBC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. Heidi Danielsson (UMBC) 6-0, 6-2
3. Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. Julia Sauer (UMBC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Alia Nour (CSU) def. Josefin Strange-Jons (UMBC) 6-1, 6-4
5. Chanel Bell (CSU) def. Madlena Kuracz (UMBC) 6-3, 0-6, 7-5
6. Shannon Cleary (UMBC) def. Susita Das (CSU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Alia Nour/Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. Josefin Strange-Jons/Julia Sauer (UMBC) 8-4
2. Marketa Placha/Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. Heidi Danielsson/Shannon Cleary (UMBC) 8-6
3. Isabel Aldunate/Madlena Kuracz (UMBC) def. Susita Das/Chanel Bell (CSU) 8-4

Match Notes
Maryland-Baltimore 3-9
Charleston Southern 7-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,4,6,1,5,3)