CHARLESTON, S.C. -  The Charleston Southern women's tennis team picked up their first win of the season on Wednesday, cruising to a 6-1 victory over the Queens Royals at Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center. 

The Bucs (1-3) took an early 1-0 lead after sweeping in doubles. Tiffany Pyritz and Zoe Cauthen took the first win 6-3, Marina Skegro and Kassandra Di Staulo took the 6-2 win and Luiza Fullana and Khyanna Singh won 6-4.

Singles went in favor of the Bucs as well, as the Royals (0-4) were unable to get enough wins. Five of the six matchups went in favor of the Bucs. Fullana swept her way through with a 6-3 score in the first round and a 7-5 win in round two. Di Staulo also swept with 6-0 and 6-1 wins. 

Next Up
Charleston Southern hits the road again this Friday, as they head to Conway, S.C. to take on Coastal Carolina at noon. Coastal Carolina leads the overall series 24-12. They defeated the Bucs 6-1 back in 2021.

Charleston Southern 6, Queens University of Charlotte 1 
 Doubles Competition
1. Zoe Cauthen/Tiffany Pyritz (CHSO) def. TULIAKOVA, Katsiaryn/MORSE, Jill (QUW) 6-3
2. Luiza Fullana/Khyanna Singh (CHSO) def. AXELSSON, Hanna/BALANDA, Marie (QUW) 6-4
3. Marina Skegro/Kassandra Di Staulo (CHSO) def. SINCLAIRE, Kelsey/ALLARD, Amelie (QUW) 6-2

Singles Competition
1. Luiza Fullana (CHSO) def. MORSE, Jill (QUW) 6-3, 7-5
2. Amila Jusufbegovic (CHSO) def. TULIAKOVA, Katsiaryn (QUW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
3. Noa Boyd (CHSO) def. BALANDA, Marie (QUW) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
4. Khyanna Singh (CHSO) def. AXELSSON, Hanna (QUW) 6-2, 6-1
5. ALLARD, Amelie (QUW) def. Tiffany Pyritz (CHSO) 7-5, 6-4
6. Kassandra Di Staulo (CHSO) def. SINCLAIRE, Kelsey (QUW) 6-0, 6-1

Match Notes: Queens University of Charlotte 0-4 Charleston Southern 1-3 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,4,5,1,2,3) T-3:19 A-72