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Buccaneers top Big South preseason favorite Winthrop, 4-3
3/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern topped Winthrop on Saturday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon in a battle between the top two teams in the 2015 Big South Conference preseason poll as the Bucs defeated the Eagles, 4-3.
Saturday's win over the Eagles was the Bucs' second consecutive regular season win over Winthrop and CSU's 11th regular season win on their home courts. CSU rallied after falling in the doubles point to win on singles courts no. 1, 2, 3 and 6, in their win over the visiting Eagles.
The Bucs improve to 6-1 overall with the victory, 2-0 in Big South Conference play. The Eagles fall to 5-7, 2-1 in Big South play with the loss.
Marketa Placha, Yvonne Hubler, Angelica Sidorenko and Sophie Cloessner all recorded singles wins on the afternoon as CSU put in another complete team effort in the victory over Winthrop. The Bucs took the first three singles points after losing doubles for only the second time this season before Hubler closed out the CSU win with a straight set victory on court no. 2.
Placha and Cloessner combined for the lone CSU doubles win, sandwiching defeats on courts 1 and 2 as the Bucs duo topped Monica Aguado and Camille Amrani on court no. 3, 8-0. Winthrop's Alice Garcia and Mariana Humberg topped Mi'Kola Cooper and Sidorenko on court no. 1, 8-2, while Hubler and Nicolin Luecke fell to Ekin Gunaysu and Tijana Uzelac on court no. 2, 8-6.
CSU jumped ahead of the Eagles in singles play as Sidorenko, Placha and Cloessner all recorded straight set wins for the Bucs.
SIdorenko opened the CSU win with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Uzelac on court no. 3, while Placha defeated Garcia on court no. 1, 6-0, 6-2. Cloessner put the Bucs ahead 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Amrani on court no. 6.
Winthrop forestalled the CSU victory with a win on court no. 5 as Aguado topped Cooper 6-3, 6-2.
Hubler finished shortly after with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Gunaysu on court no. 2, to put the Bucs ahead 4-2 heading into the final match.
Humberg closed out the final point for the Eagles in topping Luecke on court no. 4, 6-4, 6-2.
The Bucs continue the 2015 season at home as CSU hosts Gardner-Webb at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex on Monday afternoon in Big South Conference action. First serve in doubles play is set for 2 p.m.
Charleston Southern 4, Winthrop 3
Mar 07, 2015 at Charleston, S.C. (Buccaneer Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Marketa Placha (CSU) def. GARCIA, Alice (WU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Yvonne Hubler (CSU) def. GUNAYSU, Ekin (WU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. UZELAC, Tijana (WU) 6-4, 6-0
4. HUMBERG, Mariana (WU) def. Nicolin Luecke (CSU) 6-4, 6-2
5. AGUADO, Monica (WU) def. Mi'Kola Cooper (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Sophie Cloessner (CSU) def. AMRANI, Camille` (WU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. GARCIA, Alice/HUMBERG, Mariana (WU) def. Mi'Kola Cooper/Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) 8-2
2. GUNAYSU, Ekin/UZELAC, Tijana (WU) def. Yvonne Hubler/Nicolin Luecke (CSU) 8-6
3. Marketa Placha/Sophie Cloessner (CSU) def. AGUADO, Monica/AMRANI, Camille` (WU) 8-0
Match Notes
Winthrop 5-7, 2-1
Charleston Southern 6-1, 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,6,5,2,4)
