PEACHTREE CITY, GA – On Friday, the Coastal Carolina women's tennis team clashed with the ULM Warhawks in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, where the Chants shut out the Warhawks 4-0 to advance to the semifinals.
In doubles play, the Chants claimed a win in two of the three matches. The All-Sun Belt team of
Victoire De Samucewicz and
Jesse Hollins pulled away for a 6-1 victory on court one. The doubles point was decided on court two, where
Anna Babayan and
Megan Hopton edged Daniela Hernandez and Hala Badwy by a 6-4 margin, giving CCU a 1-0 lead.
During singles action, Hollins picked up a 6-0, 6-4 win over Madalina Grigoriu on court six, while Hopton defeated Jimena Paula in straight sets on court five, 6-1, 6-4, extending the Chants' lead to 3-0 at that juncture of the contest.
De Samucewicz secured the overall match victory for CCU with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph against ULM's Badwy in the top flight.
Next up for Coastal Carolina (13-8) is a semifinal matchup with top seed South Alabama on Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. ET.
Live stats for the match can be found on the Women's Tennis Schedule page at
www.GoCCUsports.com. Each of the tournament's 10 matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Doubles
1.
Victoire De Samucewicz/
Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Madalina Grigoriu/Giovanna Pereira (ULM) 6-1
2.
Anna Babayan/
Megan Hopton (CCU) def. Daniela Hernandez/Hala Badwy (ULM) 6-4
3. Brianna Gomez/Oleksandra Balaba (ULM) def.
Paola Landin Lopez/
Isabella Weatherhead (CCU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles competition
1.
Victoire De Samucewicz (CCU) def. Hala Badwy (ULM) 6-4, 6-0
2.
Mathilde Tranberg (CCU) vs. Alessandra Anghel (ULM) 6-4, 0-3, unfinished
3.
Paola Landin Lopez (CCU) vs. Brianna Gomez (ULM) 5-7, 5-0, unfinished
4.
Anna Babayan (CCU) vs. Oleksandra Balaba (ULM) 0-6, 6-2, 4-0, unfinished
5.
Megan Hopton (CCU) def. Jimena Paula (ULM) 6-1, 6-4
6.
Jesse Hollins (CCU) def. Madalina Grigoriu (ULM) 6-0, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1
Live stats for the match can be found on the Women's Tennis Schedule page at
www.GoCCUsports.com. Each of the tournament's 10 matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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