Chanticleers Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 30 South Carolina on Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, February 23

Columbia, S.C.

3:00 PM ET

Coastal Carolina University

South Carolina

Chanticleers Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 30 South Carolina on Sunday Afternoon

2/23/2020 6:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Coastal Carolina women’s tennis team has its two-game winning streak snapped

By: Royce Dunnivan

Columbia, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina women's tennis team fell 6-1 to South Carolina on Sunday afternoon in Columbia, S.C. With the loss, the Chanticleers dropped to 2-3 on the season while the Gamecocks improved to 4-4 on the year with the win.

The Chants fell behind early in the match as USC picked up the doubles point with wins on courts No. 1 and No. 3 with the Gamecocks holding the advantage in the unfinished match on court No. 2.

In singles action, South Carolina picked up victories on courts No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in straight sets to clinch the match win for the host team.

CCU's Jessie Mount dropped USC's Kendall Couch 7-6, 6-2 on court No. 6 for the lone point for Coastal, while Flamina Scara battled her opponent Kennedy Wicker to three sets before falling 7-5, 2-6, 8-10 at the No. 3 spot.

Coastal Carolina will return to the courts on Saturday, Feb. 29, as the Chants will host in-state foe Wofford at the Lynn Stevens Tennis Complex. The first serve is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET.

#30 South Carolina 6 – Coastal Carolina 1
Doubles
1. Silvia Chinellato/Megan Davies (SC) def. Somer Dolla-Bona/Jessie Mount (CCU) 6-2
2. Gabriela Martinez/Elise Mills (SC) vs. Valentina Urelli/Alicja Zduniak (CCU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Kendall Couch/Emma Shelton (SC) def. Faminia Scara/Alexa Tiefe (CCU) 6-2

Singles
1. #20 Megan Davies (SC) def. Iryna Vardanian (CCU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #125 Emma Shelton (SC) def. Somer Dalla-Bona (CCU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Kennedy Wicker (SC) def. Flaminia Scara (CCU) 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
4. Gabriela Martinez (SC) def. Valentina Urelli (CCU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Elise Mills (SC) def. Maria Khomchenko (CCU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jessie Mount, Jessie (CCU) def. Kendall Couch (SC) 7-6, 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3) Singles (2,4,1,5,6,3)

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