CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina State women's tennis team dropped a, 6-1, defeat to host Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex.

Charleston Southern got off to a quick start sweeping all three double courts in their first action on the home courts.Sophomore Intissar Rassif posted the only singles victory for the Lady Bulldogs defeating Yvonne Hubler (CSU) 6-4, 7-5

SC State falls to 1-2 on the season, while CSU improves to 1-0 in the 2015 season.

South Carolina State returns to action on Sunday (Feb.16) against Georgia Southern in Statesboro, GA.

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Charleston Southern 6, S.C. State 1
Feb 14, 2015 at Charleston, S.C. (Buccaneer Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Marketa Placha (CSU) def. Oleksandra Filippova (SCSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Intissar Rassif (SCSU) def. Yvonne Hubler (CSU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Angelica Sidorenko (CSU) def. Andjela Vasic (SCSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Nicolin Luecke (CSU) def. Dakota Brown (SCSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Mi'Kola Cooper (CSU) def. Claudia Roca (SCSU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Valeria Koussenkova (CSU) def. Smaranda Petreanv (SCSU) 6-0, 6-0 
Doubles competition
1. Angelica Sidorenko/Mi'Kola Cooper (CSU) def. Intissar Rassif/Oleksandra Filippova (SCSU) 8-1
2. Yvonne Hubler/Nicolin Luecke (CSU) def. Dakota Brown/Marketa Marcanikova (SCSU) 8-6
3. Marketa Placha/Sophie Cloessner (CSU) def. Luiza Duarte/Claudia Roca (SCSU) 8-2