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Buccaneers win fifth straight with 7-0 victory over Illinois State
3/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern improved to 5-0 on the 2016 season as the Buccaneers topped Illinois State at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex on Monday afternoon, defeating the visiting Redbirds, 7-0.
It was the 19th consecutive home victory for the Buccaneers dating back to the beginning of the 2014 season. CSU won all three doubles matches and took all six singles matches in recording their third straight 7-0 win to open the month of March.
Brianna Thompson and Kimberley Koerner opened up the CSU win with a 6-4 victory over Veronika Golanova and Jana Kustkova on court no. 2. Sophie Cloessner and Gabriela Srodowski took the deciding match on court no. 3 with a 6-4 win over Sarah Paulson and Catherine Shulman.
Valeria Koussenkova and Nicolin Luecke completed the CSU doubles sweep with a 6-4 win over Marcia Tere-Apisah and Kadi Ilves on court no. 1.
In singles play, Thompson was again the first off the court with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kustkova on court no. 3. Koussenkova followed with a straight sets 6-2, 6-0 win over Chanel Scudiero on court no. 6. Srodowski finished shortly after with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Ilves to give the Bucs the 4-0 lead in the match.
Luecke added a 6-3, 6-3 win over Golanova on court no. 1, while Cloessner topped Tere-Apisah 6-2, 6-4, on court no. 2.
Koerner was pushed to three sets by Valerija Gercar on court no. 5. The Buccaneer freshman fell in the first set, 2-6, before rallying to even the match with a 7-6 win in the second set. In the third set tiebreaker, Koerner proved victorious with the 10-7 win.
The Buccaneers continue their four match home stand on Wednesday afternoon as CSU hosts USC Upstate at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex. Doubles play is set for 2 p.m.
Charleston Southern 7, Illinois State 0
Mar 07, 2016 at Charleston, S.C. (Buccaneer Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. LUECKE, Nicolin (CSU) def. Veronika Golanova (ILS) 6-3, 6-3
2. CLOESSNER, Sophie (CSU) def. Marcia Tere-Apisah (ILS) 6-2, 6-4
3. THOMPSON, Brianna (CSU) def. Jana Kustkova (ILS) 6-1, 6-0
4. SRODOWSKI, Gabriela (CSU) def. Kadi Ilves (ILS) 6-4, 6-1
5. KOERNER, Kimberley (CSU) def. Valerija Gercar (ILS) 2-6, 7-6, 10-7
6. KOUSSENKOVA, Valeria (CSU) def. Chanel Scudiero (ILS) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. KOUSSENKOVA, Valeria/LUECKE, Nicolin (CSU) def. Marcia Tere-Apisah/Kadi Ilves (ILS) 6-4
2. THOMPSON, Brianna/KOERNER, Kimberley (CSU) def. Veronika Golanova/Jana Kustkova (ILS) 6-4
3. CLOESSNER, Sophie/SRODOWSKI, Gabriela (CSU) def. Sarah Paulson/Catherine Shulman (ILS) 6-4
Match Notes
Illinois State 7-4
Charleston Southern 5-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,6,4,1,2,5)
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