CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The inaugural Big South Conference Fall Women's Tennis Individual Championships will be held this upcoming weekend at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C. The event will be held from Friday, October 25 through Sunday, October 27. The singles draw is comprised of 16 individuals – with each of the conference members being awarded two spots automatically, with the remaining four slots being given to the next highest-ranked WTN players in the league. The doubles draw features eight teams -- one from each Big South squad, with the final two slots determined by the next highest-ranked WTN teams in the league. The individual singles and doubles champion will receive an automatic entry into the ITA Conference Masters Championships which will be held in San Diego from November 7-10.
The Buccaneers received half of the remaining at-large spots in both the singles and doubles brackets. In the singles bracket, Charleston Southern had their student-athletes claim the top three seeds with
Emmie Moore (#1),
Noa Boyd (#2) and
Marina Skegro (#3) in those spots along with them placing
Amila Jusufbegovic (#10) in the bracket. In the doubles draw,
Noa Boyd and
Amila Jusufbegovic claimed the top overall seed with them being joined by
Kassandra Di Staulo and
Marina Skegro in the draw as the #3 seed.
Seeds are based on overall WTN rankings, and draws were arranged to avoid players from the same school going head-to-head in the first round. Below are the singles and doubles draws along with the daily match schedule. Match times are subject to change.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
WOMEN'S SINGLES MAIN DRAW
(1)
Emmie Moore, Charleston Southern vs. (16) Karina Rizvanova, Longwood – 12:30 PM
(8) Claudia Sanchez, Presbyterian vs. (9) Elizabeth Tindera, UNC Asheville – 12:30 PM
(6) Alizée Poulin, Gardner-Webb vs. (12) Louise Booker, UNC Asheville – 12:30 PM
(4) Alexis Nyborg, UNC Asheville vs. (13) Julia Abrams, Radford – 12:30 PM
(2)
Noa Boyd, Charleston Southern vs. (15) Elizaveta Gnilozubova, Longwood – 2:00 PM
(7) Emilia Roslund, Gardner-Webb vs. (10)
Amila Jusufbegovic, Charleston Southern – 2:00 PM
(3)
Marina Skegro, Charleston Southern vs. (14) McKenzie Davis, Presbyterian – 2:00 PM
(5) Angelina Joy Hug, UNC Asheville vs. (11) Michaela Stephens, Radford – 2:00 PM
DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
(1)
Noa Boyd &
Amila Jusufbegovic, CSU vs. (8) Karina Rizvanova & Alexandra Magia, LWU – 11:00 AM
(4) Emma Shasteen & Emilia Roslund, GWU vs. (5) Louise Booker & Ari Siegel, AVL – 11:00 AM
(2) Angelina Joy Hug & Elizabeth Tindera, AVL vs. (7) McKenzie Davis & Madison Dennett, PC – 11:00 AM
(3)
Kassandra Di Staulo &
Marina Skegro, CSU vs. (6) Julia Abrams & Lexi Smolder, RAD – 11:00 AM
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
SINGLES MAIN DRAW - QUARTERFINALS
1/16 Winner vs. 8/9 Winner – 10:30 AM
6/12 Winner vs. 4/13 Winner – 10:30 AM
2/15 Winner vs. 7/10 Winner – 10:30 AM
3/14 Winner vs. 5/11 Winner – 10:30 AM
SINGLES MAIN DRAW - SEMIFINALS
TBD vs. TBD – 1:30 PM
TBD vs. TBD – 1:30 PM
DOUBLES MAIN DRAW – SEMIFINALS
1/8 Winner vs. 4/5 Winner – 9:00 AM
2/7 Winner vs. 3/6 Winner – 9:00 AM
SINGLES – CONSOLATION
1/16 Loser vs. 8/9 Loser – 12:00 PM
6/12 Loser vs. 4/13 Loser – 12:00 PM
2/15 Loser vs. 7/10 Loser – 12:00 PM
3/14 Loser vs. 5/11 Loser – 12:00 PM
DOUBLES – CONSOLATION
1/8 Loser vs. 4/5 Loser – 9:00 AM
2/7 Loser vs. 3/6 Loser – 9:00 AM
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
TBD vs. TBD – 11:30 AM
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
TBD vs. TBD – 10:00 AM