MATCHDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers
DATE: Wednesday, April 3, @ 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Templeton Tennis Courts (Clinton, S.C.)
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A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE
- The Blue Hose have tallied an 9-9 record so far this spring season with wins over Queens, Lander, Belmont Abbey (x2), North Greenville, Tennessee State, Quinnipiac, Longwood, and Chattanooga.
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Claudia Sanchez and McKenzie Davis lead the team with 11 singles wins on the season. Davis has recorded 10 of her wins at the No. 1 position, while Sanchez has won six at the No. 1 spot and five while competing at the No. 2 slot.
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Claudia Sanchez and
Valentina De Sousa lead the team in doubles with a 7-2 record after earning two wins at the No. 2 slot and five wins at the No. 3 position. The duo is currently on a four-match win streak.
SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
- Charleston Southern heads into Wednesday's conference match with an 8-6 record including wins over East Carolina, Wofford, SC State, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Murray State, and Radford.
- After losing to UNC Asheville last week, the Buccaneers are looking to turn their luck around against the Blue Hose.
- Graduate student Jessica Braun has totaled an 8-4 singles record with five wins at the No. 1 position and three wins at the No. 2 slot.
- Junior Amila Jusufbegovic and junior Noa Boyd are currently on a six-match win streak with a 6-1 record while putting up one win at the No. 1 slot, two wins at the No. 2 position, and three wins at the No. 3 spot.
- The Buccaneers are under the direction of seventh year head coach Anca Dumitrescu.
PRESBYTERIAN – CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SERIES
Wednesday will mark the 18
th time that these two teams will have competed since Presbyterian joined Division I in 2008. These two teams faced off last season when CSU swept the match 7-0. The last time the Blue Hose beat Charleston Southern was in the 2019 season where they won with a score of 5-2. CSU leads the all-time series 15-2.