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No. 33 Gamecocks Upset No. 15 Lady Vols, 4-1
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No. 33 Gamecocks Upset No. 15 Lady Vols, 4-1

COLUMBIA, SC  – The No. 33 South Carolina women’s tennis took down No. 15 Tennessee, 4-1, on Thursday evening at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks secured the upset by claiming the doubles point and three straight singles victories. 

The Gamecocks started off strong thanks to a win on Court 1 from Kaitlyn Carnicella and Jana Stojanova. The duo claimed a dominant 6-0 victory against the Tennessee pair. South Carolina was able to clinch the doubles point after No. 12 Lauren Friedman and Helena Buchwald defeated the No. 36 duo from Tennessee, 6-2. 

Moving into singles play, Dunyon was the first to take her opening set, claiming the frame 6-3. Buchwald followed next with a similar 6-3 first set win. Carnciella fought hard after her opponent took a 6-5 advantage as she tied things up at six apiece forcing a tiebreaker set. She went on to claim the extra frame 7-4, earning the opening set win. 

Sara Borkop also fought her way back from a deficit as she tied things up at 5-5 over on Court 3. Her opponent forced a tiebreaker set after equaling the set at 6-6. In the extra frame, Borkop jumped out to a 5-0 lead before running away with the beginning set, 7-6(3).

Dunyon captured the first singles win of the evening over on Court 6 with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Buchwald followed suit with a 7-6(2) win to give the Gamecocks a 2-0 advantage. The Lady Vols were able to get on the board after grabbing a win on Court 5. 

Over on Court 1, Carnicella bounced back from being down 3-1 to notch five straight points, seal the victory over the No. 28 player in the country and clinch the match for South Carolina. 

No. 33 South Carolina 4, No. 15 Tennessee 1

Doubles (order of finish: 2,1)

  1. No. 12 Helena Buchwald & Lauren Friedman (SC) def. No. 36 Francesca Mattioli & Vanesa Suarez (UT) 6-2
  2. Kaitlyn Carnicella & Jana Stojanova (SC) def. Catherine Aulia & Audrey Aulia (UT) 6-0
  3. Katrina Scott & Maeve Thornton (UT) led Jane Dunyon & Sara Borkop (SC) 5-2 unf. 

Singles (order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 1)

  1. No. 57 Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. No. 28 Katrina Scott (UT) 7-6(4), 6-3
  2. No. 50 Helena Buchwald (SC) def. No. 85 Vanesa Suarez (UT) 6-3, 7-6(2)
  3. Sara Borkop (SC) vs. No. 21 Leyla Britez Risso (UT) 7-6, 2-6 unf. 
  4. Taylor Goetz (SC) vs. Catherine Aulia (UT) 4-6, 7-5 unf. 
  5. Francesca Mattioli (UT) def. Jana Stojanova (SC) 6-4, 6-3
  6. Jane Dunyon (SC) def. Audrey Aulia (UT) 6-3, 7-5

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