Charleston Southern University Athletics
Big South Individual Championship Tournament
10/25/2026 4:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Charleston Southern women's tennis captured two individual titles Sunday at the 2026 Big South Fall Tennis Individual Championships presented by Visit York County, as Carlota Farrés Carreter claimed the women's singles championship and sisters Amike Botha and Carlé Botha secured the women's doubles crown.
Farrés Carreter, the tournament's No. 2 seed, capped an impressive weekend with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over top-seeded Hima Fernando of Longwood in the singles championship. Farrés Carreter advanced to the final with a pair of 6-4, 6-4 victories Saturday, defeating Longwood's Farah Asaad in the quarterfinals before taking down teammate Natsuki Yamagami in the semifinals.
The Botha sisters added a doubles title to the Buccaneers' championship Sunday, defeating Presbyterian's No. 4-seeded Keira Stewart and Mary Ellen Longmire, 8-4. The No. 6-seeded duo earned its championship berth Saturday with an impressive 8-2 semifinal victory over Presbyterian's No. 2-seeded Roxy Valdés and Paulina Villegas.
Yamagami also enjoyed a strong singles run, reaching the semifinals after a 7-5, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Longwood's Feline van Eijkelenburg. In doubles consolation play, Yamagami teamed with Brenda Yoris for an 8-4 victory over NJIT's Diana Fernandes and Feyza Aydin.
Carlé Botha added a singles consolation victory Saturday, defeating Fernandes, 6-1, 6-2. Amike Botha fell to NJIT's Anna Frost, 6-2, 6-2, while Martina Vazquez dropped a three-set quarterfinal decision to Presbyterian's Paulina Villegas, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. In women's doubles semifinal action, Vazquez and Farrés Carreter fell to Presbyterian's Stewart and Longmire, 8-4.
Up Next:
The CSU Women's Tennis program will host the Buccaneer Invitational on October 30th and 31st in Charleston, South Carolina at the Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center.
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