Women’s Tennis Falls to Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 22 South Carolina women’s tennis team fell to Clemson 4-1 on the road on Tuesday evening.
Despite a 6-3 win by Kaitlyn Carnicella and Olympe Lancelot from the No. 2 position, the Gamecocks dropped the doubles point as the Tigers picked up wins on courts 1 and 3. On court 1, Hamner and Buchwald started off slow as the two were down 4-0 to Gaia Parravicini and Amelie Smejkalova. The Gamecocks managed to fight back, winning a couple games before ultimately loosing 6-3. Misa Malkin and Bella Bergkvist Larsson dropped their match 6-1 which provided Clemson with an early lead.
Clemson jumped to a 2-0 lead at the start of singles after Annabella Davis topped Malkin in straight sets of 6-1, 6-2. Hamner responded for the Gamecocks, defending her No. 21 ranking by swiftly topping her opponent 6-2, 6-2. The Tigers advanced to 3-1 over South Carolina after Artemis Aslanisvili defeated Jana Stojanova 6-2, 6-3 from the No. 6 position. The clincher came from court 2 where Sophia Hatton defeated Kaitlyn Carnicella 6-4, 7-5.
Up Next
The Gamecocks return home on Sat., Feb. 15 for a doubleheader against Wake Forest and Western Carolina at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. respectively.
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(22) South Carolina 1, Clemson 4
Doubles (order of finish:1,3,2)
- Gaia Parravicini/Amelie Smejkalova (CU) def. Helena Buchwald/Sarah Hamner (SC) 6-3
- Olympe Lancelot/Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. Candela Yecora/Romana Cisovska (CU) 6-3
- Sophia Hatton/Annabelle Davis (CU) def. Misa Malkin/Bella Larsson (SC) 6-1
Singles (order of finish: 3,1,6,2)
- #21 Sarah Hamner (SC) def. Amelie Smejkalova (CU) 6-2, 6-2
- Sophia Hatton (CU) def. #61 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) 6-4, 7-5
- Annabelle Davis (CU) def. Misa Malkin (SC) 6-1, 6-2
- Romana Cisovska (CU) led Helena Buchwald (SC) 3-6, 6-4, 4-0, unfinished
- Bella Bergkvist Larsson (SC) led Gaia Parravicini (CU) 6-4, 1-6, 1-3, unfinished
- Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) def. Jana Stojanova (SC) 6-2, 6-3
