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#1 ߣÓÑ¿´Æ¬ Southern claimed their fourth Big South Tournament Championship in the past five seasons on Saturday defeating #3 Gardner-Webb by a 4-1 final scoreline. With the victory, the Buccaneers clinch the Big South’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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The Buccaneers entered the weekend as the top seed after going a perfect 5-0 against Big South competition during the regular season. On Friday, CSU defeated #4 Presbyterian in the semifinals to advance to Saturday’s finals.
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In the finals, ߣÓÑ¿´Æ¬ Southern got the opening doubles point by claiming each of the matches.ÌýÌýandÌý won 6-2 on the #2 court which was followed byÌýÌýandÌýÌýclinching the point with their 6-2 victory in the topflight.
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In singles, the Buccaneers got out to a dominant start in the matches. Skegro got the first decision with her 6-2, 6-1 victory on the #2 court which was followed byÌýÌý6-4, 6-1 result in the topflight. Boyd provided the championship-clinching point with her 6-1, 6-4 victory on the #3 court.
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There were two matches that went unfinished while Gardner-Webb claimed the result on court #5. It was determined following the conclusion of the overall match that this court had gone final prior to Boyd’s victory, giving the Runnin’ Bulldogs their lone point.
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ߣÓÑ¿´Æ¬ Southern will find out the postseason fate on Monday, April 28 at 5 p.m. with the selection show to be broadcast on NCAA.com. The first and second rounds will be held on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 with campus sites serving as the hosts.
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