Sept. 23, 2007

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The South Carolina women’s tennis team concluded play in the UVa Invitational on Sunday in Charlottesville, Va.

Junior Gira Schofield scored a victory over the nation’s No. 26-ranked player Tatsiana Uvarova of VCU 6-1, 6-3. Other singles winners for the Gamecocks included junior Suzanna Mansour, a 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 victor against Olena Leonchuk from VCU, and senior Megan McGavock, who upended Marshall’s Kassie Moore 6-2, 6-1.

In doubles, Schofield and sophomore Ana Marija Zubori notched an 8-5 triumph over the duo of Konstantinova/Uvarova of VCU, and Mansour and Natasa Vuckovic defeated VCU’s Burns/Petrashevitch 9-8.

The Gamecocks will next compete at the Furman Fall Classic over Sept. 28-30.

Sunday’s Singles Results
#36 Gira Schofield, USC, def. #26 Tatsiana Uvarova, VCU, 6-1, 6-3
Victoria Konstantinova, VCU, def. #77 Ana Marija Zubori, USC, 6-3, 4-6, (10-8)
Laura Burns, VCU, def. Natasa Vuckovic, USC, 4-6, 7-6, 1-0
Suzanna Mansour, USC, def. Olena Leonchuk, VCU, 1-6, 6-4, 1-0
Megan McGavock, USC, def. Kassie Moore, Marshall, 6-2, 6-1

Sunday’s Doubles Results
#23 Schofield/Zubori, USC, def. Konstantinova/Uvarova, VCU, 8-5
Mansour/Vuckovic, USC, def. Burns/Petrashevitch, VCU, 9-8
Keener/Schwartz, VCU, def. Jocic/McGavock, USC, 8-5