COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 49 South Carolina defeated Campbell 7-0 Sunday at the Carolina Indoor Tennis Center.
 
The Gamecocks (4-4) won a pair of doubles matches in tiebreakers to claim the point.  Camel freshmen Marissa Pennings and Mialy Ranaivo pushed the nation's ranked doubles team to a tiebreak before falling at the second position.

Sandra Gines and Mariana Ossa also forced a tiebreaker at number three doubles.
 
In singles play, the Gamecocks, whose lineup features three nationally ranked competitors, did not lose a set.  The nation's top-ranked singles player, Sarah Hamner, defeated Rhona Cook 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1.  Ranaivo and Gines also dropped matches against nationally-ranked foes in singles competition.
 
Campbell (2-5) continues its spring schedule Wednesday with a 2:00 p.m. first serve at Coastal Carolina.
 
2/27/2022 at Columbia, SC
(Carolina Indoor Tennis Center)
#49 South Carolina 7, Campbell 0
Singles
1. #1 Sarah Hamner (SC) def. Rhona Cook (CAM) 6-2, 6-2
2. #74 Ayana Akli (SC) def. Mialy Ranaivo (CAM) 6-0, 7-5
3. Megan Davies (SC) def. Marissa Pennings (CAM) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1
4. #68 Elise Mills (SC) def. Sandra Gines (CAM) 6-2, 6-0
5. Misa Malkin (SC) def. Anna-Marie Kopecka (CAM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ana Cruz (SC) def. Mariana Ossa (CAM) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. Ayana Akli/Ana Cruz (SC) def. Rhona Cook/Anna-Marie Kopecka (CAM) 6-1
2. #24 Sarah Hamner/Misa Malkin (SC) def. Marissa Pennings/Mialy Ranaivo (CAM) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Megan Davies/Gracie Mulville (SC) def. Sandra Gines/Mariana Ossa (CAM) 7-6 (7-2)
Records: Campbell 2-5; South Carolina 4-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,4,1,2,6,3)