Saturday, April 17
Charlotte, N.C.
9:00 AM
Gardner-Webb University
2
vs
4
Charleston Southern University
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Women's Tennis Suffers 4-2 Loss to #1 Charleston Southern in Semifinals
April 17, 2021 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE – #1 Charleston Southern eliminated #4 Gardner-Webb from the 2021 Women's Tennis Championship on a 4-2-win Sunday morning.
The Buccaneers dominated in the doubles matches, giving themselves the doubles point. They defeated Elin Hellberg and Maria Jardim 6-1 in flight #3 and followed that with a 6-2 win over Teodora Ristic and Manon Delsol at #2. The match on the #1 court went unfinished with the Bucs on top 4-3 against Miljana Ristic and Daniela Naupari.
In singles, five of the six matches saw the winner of the first set, go on to win the second set as well. Gardner-Webb's T. Ristic triumphed 6-0, 6-3 in the #3 flight to tie the score. This was quickly followed by the Bucs' Luiza Fallana defeating Naupari 6-3, 6-0 on the #2 court. Charleston Southern extended their lead to 3-1 in the match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the #5 position over Jardm. M. Ristic cut into the Bucs' lead with her 6-2, 7-5 win in the topflight.
Charleston Southern clinched the win after a 6-3, 7-6 Tiffany Pyritz victory on the #6 court against Valentine Limauge.
The match at #4 was left unfinished after Delsol responded to a 1-6 loss in the first set with a 7-6 win in the second set.
The loss means the end of the 2021 season for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Charleston Southern will play in the championship match tomorrow against the winner of #2 Presbyterian and #3 Radford.
The Buccaneers dominated in the doubles matches, giving themselves the doubles point. They defeated Elin Hellberg and Maria Jardim 6-1 in flight #3 and followed that with a 6-2 win over Teodora Ristic and Manon Delsol at #2. The match on the #1 court went unfinished with the Bucs on top 4-3 against Miljana Ristic and Daniela Naupari.
In singles, five of the six matches saw the winner of the first set, go on to win the second set as well. Gardner-Webb's T. Ristic triumphed 6-0, 6-3 in the #3 flight to tie the score. This was quickly followed by the Bucs' Luiza Fallana defeating Naupari 6-3, 6-0 on the #2 court. Charleston Southern extended their lead to 3-1 in the match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the #5 position over Jardm. M. Ristic cut into the Bucs' lead with her 6-2, 7-5 win in the topflight.
Charleston Southern clinched the win after a 6-3, 7-6 Tiffany Pyritz victory on the #6 court against Valentine Limauge.
The match at #4 was left unfinished after Delsol responded to a 1-6 loss in the first set with a 7-6 win in the second set.
The loss means the end of the 2021 season for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Charleston Southern will play in the championship match tomorrow against the winner of #2 Presbyterian and #3 Radford.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
67
MAN,Madalina / 0 [CHSO]
25
#2 Singles Match
12
30
FULLANA,Luiza / 0 [CHSO]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
SINGH,Khyanna / 0 [CHSO]
03
#4 Singles Match
123
170
CAUTHEN,Zoe / 0 [CHSO]
66UF
#5 Singles Match
12
42
SCHMITZ,Michelle / 0 [CHSO]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
36
PYRITZ,Tiffany / 0 [CHSO]
67
Order of Finish:
3,2,5,1,6
Players Mentioned
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