Two More Titles for Gamecock Women’s Tennis

GREENVILLE, S.C. – South Carolina women’s tennis junior Kaitlyn Carnicella and sophomore Bella Bergqvist Larsson capped play at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic with titles in Flight 1 and Flight 2 singles, respectively.

No. 24 Carnicella faced her first ranked opponent of the season in the Flight 1 final and sprinted to a 6-3 first-set win over No. 76 Kate Dmitrichenko of Texas Tech. The two battled through a tight second set with Carnicella scoring a late break to clinch the 7-5 victory.

In Flight 2, Bergqvist Larsson claimed the first set from Lillie Murphy of host Furman 6-4. Like her doubles partner Carnicella, the Gamecock sophomore had a tough second set on her hands. Once the set went to a tiebreak, Bergqvist Larsson dominated to win 7-6 (3).

Sophomore transfer Taylor Goetz was also in her flight final and stormed to a 6-1 first-set win before Georgia Tech’s Seri Nayuki edged her in a second-set tiebreak 7-6 (4) and then sealed the Flight 4 title 6-4 in the third.

Several Gamecocks will be back in action next weekend at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.

Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWTennis) for the most up-to-date information on the women’s tennis program.

Day 3 Results
Singles
Flight 1 F – (24) Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. (76) Kate Dmitrichenko (TT) 6-3, 7-5
Flight 2 F – Bella Bergqvist Larsson (SC) def. Lille Murphy (FUR) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Flight 3 Cons. – Ellie Myers (KY) def. Sara Borkop (SC) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
Flight 4 F –Seri Nayuki (GT) def. Taylor Goetz (SC) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Flight 5 Cons. F – Athina Pitta (MST) def. Jane Dunyon (SC) 1-6, 1-0 retired