Women's Tennis

Bucs Win 7-0 over Hampton, Earn Fourth Victory in a Row

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern extended its winning streak to four matches as the Buccaneers topped visiting Hampton on Saturday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex, 7-0.

The Buccaneers (4-4) took two of the three doubles matches along with all six singles competitions on their way to a sweep of Hampton (0-5). Only one of the singles matches reached a third set with the Bucs taking the other five singles in straight sets. Tiffany Pyritz and Liz Williams only surrendered one game in their 6-0, 6-1 wins and Michelle Schmitz and Madalina Man lost just two games in Schmitz's 6-1, 6-1 win and Man's 6-2, 6-0 win.

In doubles, Ericson and Kimberley Koerner finished off their doubles match 6-1 with Madalina Man and Pyritz winning 6-3 shortly after. Hampton's only match victory of the day came on a Yulia Kapitanova and Viktoria Ljungman doubles win by a score of 7-5.

Flippa Ericson's singles match was the only one to go three sets. She fought back from dropping the first set 6-7 to win the 6-2 in the second and win the breaker 10-4.

Charleston So. 7, Hampton University 0

Singles competition

1. MAN, Madalina (CSU-W) def. KAPITANOVA, Yulia (HAM-W) 6-2, 6-0

2. ERICSON, Filippa (CSU-W) def. SLOCOMBE, Cherise (HAM-W) 6-7, 6-2, 10-4

3. SCHMITZ, Michelle (CSU-W) def. TURNER, Kiah (HAM-W) 6-1, 6-1

4. KOERNER, Kimberley (CSU-W) def. MULLINS, Haley (HAM-W) 6-2, 6-2

5. PYRITZ, Tiffany (CSU-W) def. LJUNGMAN, Viktoria (HAM-W) 6-0, 6-1

6. WILLIAMS, Liz (CSU-W) def. D'AUVERGNE, Julia (HAM-W) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. MAN, Madalina/PYRITZ, Tiffany (CSU-W) def. TURNER, Kiah/SLOCOMBE, Cherise (HAM-W) 6-3

2. KAPITANOVA, Yulia/LJUNGMAN, Viktoria (HAM-W) def. SCHMITZ, Michelle/WILLIAMS, Liz (CSU-W) 7-5

3. ERICSON, Filippa/KOERNER, Kimberley (CSU-W) def. MULLINS, Haley/D'AUVERGNE, Julia (HAM-W) 6-1

 

Match Notes: Hampton University 0-5 Charleston So. 4-4 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,6,3,1,5)

 

News & Notes

  • Ericson, Koerner, and Schmitz all picked up their fourth singles wins of the season in CSU's victory over the Pirates.
  • CSU picked up its fourth consecutive win after starting the season with four losses.
  • Filippa Ericson and Kimberley Koerner picked up their team-leading fifth doubles win on the year.

 

Up Next
The Buccaneers will continue their homestand on Monday as Campbell makes the trip to Charleston for a Monday afternoon Big South matchup. First serve is set for 1 p.m. from the Buccaneer Tennis Complex.

 

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Players Mentioned

Filippa Ericson

Filippa Ericson

5' 9"
Senior
Kimberley Koerner

Kimberley Koerner

5' 10"
Senior
Madalina Man

Madalina Man

5' 5"
Sophomore
Tiffany Pyritz

Tiffany Pyritz

Freshman
Michelle Schmitz

Michelle Schmitz

5' 7"
Sophomore
Liz Williams

Liz Williams

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Filippa Ericson

Filippa Ericson

5' 9"
Senior
Kimberley Koerner

Kimberley Koerner

5' 10"
Senior
Madalina Man

Madalina Man

5' 5"
Sophomore
Tiffany Pyritz

Tiffany Pyritz

Freshman
Michelle Schmitz

Michelle Schmitz

5' 7"
Sophomore
Liz Williams

Liz Williams

5' 9"
Junior