CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UNCG women’s tennis team dropped a non-conference match on the road at Charleston Southern, 7-0, Thursday at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex.

The Spartans drop to 4-5 and Charleston Southern improves to 9-1 for the victory. 

The Buccaneers won two of three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Marketa Placha and Sophie Cloessner defeated junior Jamie Grinberg and sophomore Masey DeMoss, 8-2 at No. 3 doubles.

Charleston Southern clinched the doubles point with a 8-5 win as Nicolin Luecke and Yvonne Hubler edged senior Stephanie Falcon and freshman Blaine Boaz at No. 2 doubles. 

In the final doubles match, senior Kayla Gammie and freshman Corinne Blythe earned a 9-7 victory against Angelica Sidorenko and Mi’Kola Cooper at No. 1 doubles.

In singles, Charleston Southern continued to earn wins as Placha made it 2-0 overall with a straight sets win against junior Soumeya Anane, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1 singles.

Cloessner gave CSU a 3-0 advantage with a straight sets victory at No. 6 singles against Grinberg, 6-2, 6-0. Luecke clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win against junior Amy Ellis at No. 4 singles.

Cooper defeated Blythe at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 6-1 to make the score 5-0 Charleston Southern. Hubler won in straight sets against Gammie, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.

In the final match, Falcon battled in the first set but fell to Sidorenko, 7-5, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.

The Blue and Gold end their spring break trip with a non-conference match against the College of Charleston Saturday, March 14 at 3 p.m.