CONWAY, S.C. – In their first matchup since the 2016 season, Coastal Carolina downed the Charleston Southern women's tennis team 7-0 Saturday afternoon behind strong doubles play and straight-set wins on five singles courts.

Coastal Carolina (1-2) got the ball rolling early with wins on the top two courts and all six decisions in singles play before Charleston Southern (3-4) could answer.

How It Happened

• Coastal Carolina took three hard-fought doubles matches for the 1-0 lead taking each court by scores of 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
• The home Chanticleers would go on to take four of the five singles decisions by straight-set scores on courts two, three, five and six
• Charleston Southern ace Tiffany Pyritz would battle and force a decisive third set but fell 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)

Up Next
Charleston Southern gets a full week off before hosting Davidson for a Sunday afternoon match from the Buccaneer Tennis Center. First serve between the Bucs and Wildcats is slated for Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.

February 15, 2020
Coastal Carolina 7, Charleston Southern 0

Singles:
1. Vardanian (CCU) def. Pyritz (CSU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
2. Dalla-Bona (CCU) def. Schmitz (CSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Scar (CCU) def. Williams (CSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Urelli (CCU) def. Cauthen (CSU) 4-6, 6-1, 10-5
5. Knomchenko (CCU) def. Kirk (CSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Mount (CCU) def. Lundstedt (CSU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles:
1. Mount/Dalla-Bona (CCU) def. Cauthen/Pyritz (CSU) 6-4
2. Scara/Tiefel (CCU) def. Schmitz/van Rensburg (CSU) 6-3
3. Lundstedt/Williams (CSU) vs. Urelli/Khomchenko (CCU) unfinished

Coastal Carolina: 1-2
Charleston Southern: 3-4