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CSU Invitational
Women's Tennis Completes First Weekend of 2026 Fall Competition at CSU Invitational
9/27/2026 9:33:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHARLESTON – On Friday and Saturday, Charleston Southern's women's tennis team hosted the CSU Invitational – an event including players from CSU, East Carolina, Mercer, Western Carolina and Wofford.
Charleston Southern turned in several strong individual performances throughout the weekend. Natsuki Yamagami and Amike Botha each went undefeated in singles, with Yamagami earning three victories over Western Carolina's Thalia Smith, ECU's Xenia Jeromin and Wofford's Ana Maria Rincon. Botha also collected three wins, defeating Western Carolina's Chane Steyn, ECU's Reese Calvo and Mercer's Andjela Raznatovic, including a three-set comeback against Raznatovic. Carle Botha went 2-0 in singles, opening with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Western Carolina's Nathalie Marinovitch before defeating Wofford's Marie Henriksen in straight sets. Martina Vazquez also posted two victories, defeating Mercer's Jelena Gojkovic in straight sets and ECU's Lilly Lancaster in three sets. Carlota Farres Carreter went 2-1, earning wins over Western Carolina's Mariya Dobreva and Wofford's Grace Agster, while Brenda Yoris and Bicene Benzaied each split their two singles matches.
CSU also picked up several doubles victories throughout the weekend. Vazquez and Yamagami went a perfect 2-0, earning wins over Wofford's Marie Henriksen/Ana Maria Rincon and Western Carolina's Thalia Smith/Chane Steyn. Carlota Farres Carreter and Brenda Yoris defeated Wofford's Grace Agster/Quinn Bernthal, 6-2, while Carle and Amike Botha earned a 6-2 victory over ECU's Zelie Bretin/Giorgia De Grisogono. The Botha duo also battled Western Carolina's Mia Miranda/Kelly Coetzee and fell 6-3. Farres Carreter/Yoris dropped a pair of Saturday matches against Western Carolina and ECU, while Bicene Benzaied and Natsuki Yamagami fell to ECU's Skylar Moody/Veronika Pavlenko, 6-3.
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Full Results:
Friday Singles
Carlota Farres Carreter def. Mariya Dobreva (WCU) | 6-2, 5-7, 10-8
Brenda Yoris def. Mia Miranda (WCU) | 5-7, 6-2, 10-7
Natsuki Yamagami def. Thalia Smith (WCU) | 1-6, 6-2, 10-3
Carle Botha def. Nathalie Marinovitch (WCU) | 6-3, 6-0
Martina Vazquez def. Jelena Gojkovic (Mercer) | 7-5, 6-3
Kelly Coetzee (WCU) def. Bicene Benzaied | 3-6, 6-3, 12-10
Amike Botha def. Chane Steyn (WCU) | 6-2, 6-1
Mariya Dobreva (WCU) def. Ana Maria Rincon (Wofford) | 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Mia Miranda (WCU) def. Grace Agster (Wofford) | 6-2, 5-7, 10-5
Quinn Berthal (Wofford) def. Thalia Smith (WCU) | 6-1, 6-0
Erica Brennan (Wofford) def. Nathalie Marinovitch (WCU) | 7-5, 1-6, 10-7
Ella Suk (Wofford) def. Kelly Coetzee (WCU) | 6-1, 6-1
Valentine Abide Talaki (Mercer) def. Chane Steyn (WCU) | 6-3, 6-1
Marie Henriksen (Wofford) def. Andjela Raznatovic (Mercer) | 6-2, 6-2
Kim Auerswald (ECU) def. Carlota Farres Carreter | 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
Zelie Bretin (ECU) def. Brenda Yoris | 6-3, 6-0
Giorgia De Grisogono (ECU) def. Carle Botha | 6-1, 6-4
Natsuki Yamagami def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) | 6-3, 6-1
Martina Vazquez def. Lilly Lancaster (ECU) | 7-5, 4-6, 10-6
Amike Botha def. Reese Calco (ECU) | 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
Jelena Gojkovic (Mercer) def. Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) | 6-3, 6-2
Bicene Benzaied def. Skylar Moody (ECU) | 6-3, 6-2
Quinn Bernthal (Wofford) def. Zelie Bretin (ECU) | 6-2, 7-5
Grace Agster (Wofford) def. Giorgia De Grisogono (ECU) | 6-3, 7-5
Ella Suk (Wofford) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) | 7-5, 6-3
Lilly Lancaster (ECU ) def. Ana Maria Rincon (Wofford) | 6-3, 6-3
Reese Calvo (ECU) def. Erica Brennan (Wofford) | 6-4, 6-1
Valentine Abide Talaki (Mercer) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) | 6-0, 6-1
Marie Henriksen (Wofford) def. Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) | 3-6, 6-1, 11-9
Andjela Raznatovic (Mercer) def. Skylar Moody (ECU) | 6-2, 6-2
ÂFriday Doubles
Dobreva/Miranda (WCU) def. Auerswald/Calvo (ECU) | 6-3
Jeromin/Lancaster (ECU) def. Marinovitch/Steyn (WCU) | 6-3
Bretin/De Grisogono (ECU) def. Talaki/Raznatovic (Mercer) | 6-1
Coetzee/Smith (WCU) def. Moody/Pavlenko (ECU) | 6-4
Yoris/Farres def. Agster/Bernthal (Wofford) | 6-2
Brennan/Suk (Wofford) def. C. Botha/A. Botha | 6-2
Vazquez/Yamagami def. Henriksen/Rincon (Wofford) | 6-4
ÂSaturday Singles
Carlota Farres Carreter def. Grace Agster (Wofford) | 6-2, 6-4
Quinn Bernthal (Wofford) def. Brenda Yoris | 6-4, 7-5
Natsuki Yamagami def. Ana Maria Rincon (Wofford) | 6-3, 6-0
Ella Suk (Wofford) def. Martina Vazquez | 6-4, 6-3
Carle Botha def. Marie Henriksen (Wofford) | 6-1, 6-4
Amike Botha def. Andjela Raznatovic (Mercer) | 4-6, 6-1, 10-8
Bicene Benzaied def. Erica Brennan (Wofford) | 6-4, 6-2
Giorgia De Grisogono (ECU) def. Mia Miranda (WCU) | 6-2, 7-5
Kim Auerswald (ECU) def. Thalia Smith (WCU) | 6-2, 6-4
Zelie Bretin (ECU) def. Nathalie Marinovitch (WCU) | 6-4, 6-4
Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) led Kelly Coetzee (WCU) | 7-5, 0-1 (Match Retired)
Lilly Lancaster (ECU) def. Valentine Abide Talaki (Mercer) | 6-4, 6-1
Reese Calvo (ECU) def. Jelena Gojkovic (Mercer) | 6-0, 6-1
Chane Steyn (WCU) def. Skylar Moody (ECU) | 6-3, 6-2
ÂSaturday Doubles
Dobreva/Marinovitch (WCU) def. Farres/Yoris | 6-3
Miranda/Coetzee (WCU) def. C. Botha/A. Botha | 6-3
Vazquez/Yamagami def. Smith/Steyn (WCU) | 6-2
Agster/Bernthal (Wofford) def. Auerswald/Calvo (ECU) | 6-1
Suk/Rincon (Wofford) def. Jeromin/Lancaster (ECU) | 6-1
Bretin/Grisogono (ECU) def. Brennan/Henriksen (Wofford) | 6-3
Bernthal/Suk (Wofford) def. Miranda/Marinovitch (WCU) | 6-2
Agster/Rincon (Wofford) def. Dobreva/Smith (WCU) | 6-3
Brennan/Henriksen (Wofford) def. Coetzee/Steyn (WCU) | 6-3
Auerswald/Calvo (ECU) def. Farres/Yoris | 6-3
C. Botha/A. Botha def. Bretin/De Grisogono (ECU) | 6-2
Moody/Pavlenko (ECU) def. Benzaied/Yamagami | 6-3
ÂUp Next:
The CSU Women's Tennis program will participate in the Coastal Carolina Invitational on October 2nd and 3rd in Conway, South Carolina.
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