CHARLESTON – Beginning its 2025 Fall competition, the Charleston Southern Women's Tennis team hosted Coastal Carolina, South Carolina State, and Wofford for the 2025 CSU Invitational held at the Banks Tennis Center.

The Buccaneers' top returner, Marina Skegro, posted a strong 4–1 overall record over the weekend (2–1 in singles, 2–0 in doubles), highlighted by a dominant 6-0 first set against Wofford's Katie Godfree. Skegro and her doubles partner, Memphis transfer Carlotta Farres Carreter, went undefeated in doubles play (2–0) with Farres posting a 2–1 singles record. Farres' only singles loss came in a competitive match against Coastal Carolina's Aida Matriche, which was decided in a third-set tiebreak. The early chemistry between Skegro and Farres in doubles play gives fans of the reigning Big South champions plenty to be excited about.

All three Buccaneer returners — Skegro, Brenda Yoris, and Carle Botha — notched singles victories against neighboring South Carolina State. Skegro defeated Cassandra Lecoanet in straight sets (6-1, 6-2), Yoris topped Marsalkova (6-2, 6-4), and Botha beat Tuhina Sambhus convincingly (6-2, 6-3). CSU's Amike Botha and Alexia-Shara Iancu also picked up singles wins against SCSU opponents.

Freshmen Amike Botha and Alexia-Shara Iancu impressed in their CSU debuts, each posting 2–1 singles records. Iancu's endurance was tested in a marathon match against SCSU's Danica Nedeljkovic, eventually winning in a third-set super tiebreak (5-7, 7-5, 10-7).
 

Full Results:

CSU vs. Coastal Carolina

Singles

Diana Zuba (CCU) def. Marina Skegro | 7-5, 6-4

Aida Matriche (CCU) def. Carlotta Farres Carreter | 4-6, 6-3, 10-5

Sarah Clark (CCU) def. Brenda Yoris | 4-6, 6-3, 10-3

Alexia-Shara Iancu def. Brooke Rogers (CCU) | 6-2, 6-4

Francisca Laundes (CCU) def. Carle Botha | 6-4, 5-7, 10-3

Paula Cabrer (CCU) def. Camila Molina Barranco | 6-4, 6-7, 10-8

Amike Botha def. Francesca Simpson (CCU) | 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles

Marina Skegro/Carlotta Farres Carreter def. Matriche/Laundes (CCU) | 6-2

Clark/Simpson (CCU) def. Brenda Yoris/Camila Molina Barranco | 6-4

Rogers/Cabrer (CCU) def. Alexia-Shara Iancu/Amike Botha | 7-6 (9-7)

CSU vs. South Carolina State

Singles

Marina Skegro def. Cassandra Lecoanet (SCSU) | 6-1, 6-2

Carlotta Farres Carreter def. Ashikha Amalnathan (SCSU) | 6-2, 2-1

Brenda Yoris def. Marsalkova (SCSU) | 6-2, 6-4

Valeria Teran (SCSU) def. Camila Molina Barranco | 7-5, 6-1

Carle Botha def. Tuhina Sambhus (SCSU) | 6-2, 6-3

Amike Botha def. Danica Nedeljkovic (SCSU) | 6-3

Alexia-Shara Iancu def. Danica Nedeljkovic (SCSU) | 5-7, 7-5, 10-7

Doubles

Marina Skegro/Carlotta Farres Carreter def. Amalnathan/Teran (SCSU) | 6-1

Marsalkova/Lecoanet (SCSU) def. Brenda Yoris/Carle Botha | 7-6 (9-7)

Alexia-Shara Iancu/Camila Molina Barranco def. Nedeljkovic/Sambhus | 6-2

CSU vs. Wofford

Singles

Marina Skegro def. Katie Godfree (WOF) | 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)

Carlotta Farres Carreter def. Chloe Elliot (WOF) | 6-3, 6-1

Ella Suk (WOF) def. Alexia-Shara Iancu | 2-6, 6-1, 10-4

Quinn Bernthal (WOF) def. Brenda Yoris | 6-1, 6-3

Grace Agster (WOF) def. Amike Botha | 6-4, 6-2

Camila Molina Barranco def. Grace Stout (WOF) | 6-2, 6-4

Doubles

Godfree/Bernthal (WOF) def. Carle Botha/Brenda Yoris | 6-4

Suk/Stout (WOF) def. Alexia-Shara Iancu/Camila Molina Barranco | 6-4

Up Next:

The defending 2025 Big South champions will suit up again on October 3rd and 4th. This time in Conway, South Carolina as they participate in the Coastal Carolina Invitational.

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