CHARLESTON, S.C. - Rhode Island opened its Spring Break trip with a 4-0 loss at Charleston Southern Monday afternoon.

The host Bucs (7-5) earned their fifth consecutive victory. Playing at the Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center, Charleston Southern had a clean sweep of the Rams (4-7). The Bucs won both doubles matches and all three of the completed singles matches. They also led in each of the remaining matches when the match was halted due to the team result being determined.

Rhode Island's Nikki Fernando had the most competitive match. Playing at No. 4 singles, Fernando was down 6-2, 4-3 when her match against Zoe Cauthen was stopped.

Rhode Island will be back in action when it plays at Coastal Carolina Tuesday morning. The match begins at 10 a.m.

Singles
Amila Jusufbegovic (CS) vs. Sophie Herrman; 6-2, 4-1, did not finish
Noa Boyd (CS) def. Valentina Cvackova; 6-2, 6-0
Marina Skegro (CS) def. Nadia Rajan; 6-0, 7-5
Zoe Cauthen (CS) vs. Nikki Fernando; 6-2, 4-3, did not finish
Khyanna Singh (CS) vs. Paulina Loredo; 6-4, 5-0, did not finish
Kassandra Di Staulo (CS) def. Ava Grnja; 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3

Doubles
Luiza Fullana/Khyanna Singh (CS) def. Valentina Cvackova/Sophie Herrman; 6-2
Zoe Cauthen/Tiffany Pyritz (CS) def. Nadia Rajan/Ava Grnja; 6-2
Amila Jusufbegovic/Noa Boyd (CS) vs. Priyanka Shanker/Nikki Fernando; did not finish
Order of Finish: 2, 1