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Gamecocks Sweep Arkansas to Pick Up Fifth Conference Win
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Gamecocks Sweep Arkansas to Pick Up Fifth Conference Win

Columbia, S.C. – The No. 21 South Carolina women’s tennis team swept Arkansas 4-0 at home on Sunday afternoon to earn its fifth conference win of the season.  

The Gamecocks got off to a hot start in doubles play when Helena Buchwald and Lauren Friedman swept Gomez Alonso and Katarina Pavlechova 6-0. No. 26 Kaitlyn Carnicella and Sarah Hamner finished their match next, falling 3-6, leveling the score. 

It came down to No. 77 Bella Bergkvist Larsson and Olympe Lancelot who were battling from the No. 2 position. The Gamecocks pulled through to dominantly win the match 6-2 against Anet Koskel and Grace O’Donnell, clinching the doubles point.

All six Gamecocks took first set wins to open up singles play. Hamner, Carnicella and Buchwald won by margins of 6-3. Larsson had a 7-5 showing and Lancelot won her set on a tie-break 7-6. No. 113 Misa Malkin shutout her opponent 6-0. 

For the third meet of conference play it was the bottom half of the lineup that carried South Carolina to a win. Malkin pushed the Gamecock lead to 2-0 by winning her second set 6-1, reaching her 11th singles victory of the season. Buchwald followed up with another Gamecock point on the scoreboard after sweeping her second set 6-0, setting her 5-1 in conference play.  

Larsson clinched the Gamecock sweep with a 6-2 second set win over Grace O’Donnell, securing the 4-0 victory.

The Gamecocks will hit the road for their next two matches, starting with a trip to Mississippi State on Fri., March 28 at 3:00 p.m.  

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(21) South Carolina 4, Arkansas 0 

Doubles (order of finish 3,1,2)  

  1. Olga Bienzobas/Gomez Alonso (ARK) #26 Kaitlyn Carnicella/Sarah Hamner (SC) 6-3
  2. #77 Bella Bergkvist Larsson/Olympe Lancelot (SC) Anet Koskel/Grace O’Donnell (ARK) 6-2
  3. Helena Buchwald/Lauren Friedman (SC) def. Gomez Alonso/Katarina Pavlechova (ARK) 6-0

Singles (order of finish: 4,6,5) 

  1. #23 Sarah Hamner (SC) vs. Gomez Alonso (ARK) 6-3, 2-6, unfinished
  2. #93 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) vs. Olga Bienzobas (ARK) 6-3, 1-6, unfinished
  3. Olympe Lancelot (SC) led Katarina Pavlechova (ARK) 7-6, unfinished
  4. #113 Misa Malkin (SC) def. Anet Koskel (ARK) 6-0, 6-1
  5. Bella Bergkvist Larsson (SC) def. Grace O’Donnell (ARK) 7-5, 6-2
  6. Helena Buchwald (SC) def. Gomez Alonso (ARK) 6-3, 6-0

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