CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern gave their 2015 women's tennis senior class a day to remember in their final home match of the regular season as the Buccaneers swept visiting Presbyterian College in Big South action on Tuesday afternoon, 7-0.
The Buccaneers recognized seniors Marketa Placha, Yvonne Hubler and Angelica Sidorenko in a brief ceremony following the match, but it was down to business on the courts at home as the Bucs went undefeated at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex for the second straight season, running their home winning streak to 16 consecutive matches.
CSU improves to 12-2 overall with the victory, 6-1 in Big South Conference play with three matches to go in the 2015 regular season. The Bucs travel to UNC Asheville on Monday afternoon to open their final road trip of the season with first serve between the two teams scheduled for 2 p.m.
For the third straight match the Buccaneers swept doubles play with Angelica Sidorenko and Mi'Kola Cooper taking the 8-1 win on court no. 1 over C.M. Andrews and Brittany Nuttall to open the action. Nicolin Luecke and Yvonne Hubler finished play on court no. 2 shortly after with an 8-1 win over Sara McBride and Caroline deLoach, while Sophie Cloessner and Marketa Placha completed the CSU sweep with an 8-0 win over Antonia Conze and Madison Utberg on court no. 3.
The Bucs swept all six singles courts for the seventh time this season and third time at home. CSU's previous sweeps at home came against Gardner-Webb on March 9 and UNC Greensboro on March 12 in the midst of a five matches in eight days' span.
Sidorenko powered her way off of the courts first with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over deLoach on court no. 3, while Placha remained undefeated in Big South play on court no. 1 following her 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Nuttall to put the Bucs ahead 3-0. Luecke gave the Bucs their fourth point of the afternoon with a 6-0, 6-0 straight set win over Utberg on court no. 5, while Hubler defeated Andrews 6-3, 6-0 on court no. 2.
Valeria Koussenkova continued her strong play on the season on court no. 6 with a 6-1, 6-0 victory and Cooper closed out the Buccaneers sweep on court no. 4 with a 6-1, 6-3 win over McBride.
Charleston Southern 7, Presbyterian College 0
Mar 24, 2015 at Charleston, S.C. (Buccaneer Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Marketa Placha (CSU) def. NUTTALL, Brittany (PCW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. ANDREWS, C.M. (PCW) 6-3, 6-0
3. Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. deLOACH, Caroline (PCW) 6-1, 6-0
4. Mi'Kola Cooper (CSU) def. MCBRIDE, Sara (PCW) 6-1, 6-3
5. Nicolin Luecke (CSU) def. UTBERG, Madison (PCW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Valeria Koussenkova (CSU) def. CONZE, Antonia (PCW) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Angelica Sidorenko/Mi'Kola Cooper (CSU) def. ANDREWS, C.M./NUTTALL, Brittany (PCW) 8-1
2. Nicolin Luecke/Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. deLOACH, Caroline/MCBRIDE, Sara (PCW) 8-1
3. Sophie Cloessner/Marketa Placha (CSU) def. CONZE, Antonia/UTBERG, Madison (PCW) 8-0
Match Notes
Presbyterian College 11-5, 0-3
Charleston Southern 12-2, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,5,2,6,4)
T-2:30 A-52
