Charleston Southern University Athletics
Clemson
1/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern competed through the first day of the Duckworth Winter Classic hosted by Clemson as the Buccaneers took on the teams from No. 13 Clemson and Kennesaw State at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center.
Marketa Placha and Yvonne Hubler made the individual semifinals in Flight One, Angelica Sidorenko reached the semifinals of Flight Two and Gabriela Srodowski was in the semifinals on Flight Three for the Bucs to cap off the Saturday action. Nicolin Luecke, Sophie Cloessner, Valeria Koussenkova, Kristen Farmer and Chanel Bell all won their consolation semifinal matches, while Meagan Evans took on the field in the Round Robin Four.
Placha defeated Jana Hueckinghaus from Kennesaw State in the quarterfinal match in Flight One, 6-0, 6-1, while Hubler defeated Virginie Stein (KSU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5. Mi'Kola Cooper fell in her individual match in the quarterfinals to #27-ranked Joana Eidukonyte (Clemson) 6-0, 6-2. Luecke dropped her match in the quarterfinals as well, dropping to #85-ranked Romy Koelzer (Clemson).
In the semifinals, Placha fell to Koelzer 7-5, 7-5, while Hubler fell to Eidukonyte, 6-2, 6-0. Luecke rebounded to top Hueckinghause in straight sets in the consolation bracket 6-3, 6-2, while Cooper fell in a tough battle against Stein, 3-6, 7-6, 11-9.
Sidorenko picked up CSU's quarterfinal win on Flight Two topping Christina Martin (KSU) 6-1, 6-3. Koussenkova fell in her match to Alexandra Mercado (KSU), 7-5, 6-3, while Cloessner fell 6-4, 6-1 to Tristen Dewar (Clemson).
In the semifinals, Sidorenko fell to Dewar, 6-3, 6-2. Cloessner topped Martin 6-2, 6-3 in the consolation bracket, while Koussenkova advanced to the consolation championship due to a bye.
Srodowski picked up CSU's quarterfinal win in Flight Three, topping Ashleigh De Wet (KSU), 6-0, 6-1. Chanel Bell fell to Isabela Castro (KSU), 6-7, 7-5, 12-10, Annika Wagner dropped her match to Daniela Ruiz (Clemson) 6-1, 7-6, and Kristen Farmer fell in her match to Jessy Rompies (Clemson), 6-0, 6-1.
Srodowski fell in her semifinal match to Rompies, 6-1, 6-1. In the consolation side, Farmer topped De Wet, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2 and Bell defeated fellow teammate Wagner 3-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Evans fell in both of her matches in the round robin format in Flight Four. The CSU sophomore fell to Gabriela Bueno (KSU) 6-4, 6-3, and dropped her match to Carola Pederzani (Clemson) 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles action Luecke and Hubler fell on court no. 1 to #2-ranked Beatrice Gumulya/Rompies 6-0, while Cooper and Sidorenko fell to Mercado/Stein (KSU) 6-4.
Dewar/Koelzer topped Koussenkova/Placha on court no. 2, 6-2, while Bell/Srodowski fell to Hueckinghaus/Martin (KSU), 6-3.
The Bucs picked up their doubles win on court no. 3 as Cloessner/Wagner defeated Yuilynn Miao/Pederzani (Clemson), 7-5.
CSU is back in action tomorrow against both teams as they finish out the 2015 Duckworth Winter Classic at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center.
