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WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula sails to second straight Charleston titleTop-seeded Jessica Pegula repeated as Charleston Open champion with a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory in 82 minutes over Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine on Sunday.,Pegula saved 7 of 8 break points while converting 5 of 6 of her own break point opportunities. This is her second title of the season and 11th of...

Jessica Pegula sails to second straight Charleston Open titleTop-seeded Jessica Pegula repeated as Charleston Open champion with a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory in 82 minutes over Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine on Sunday.,Pegula saved 7 of 8 break points while converting 5 of 6 of her own break point opportunities. This is her second title of the season and 11th of...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula tested again, but advances in CharlestonTop-seeded Jessica Pegula continues to live dangerously in her title defense on the clay courts at the Charleston Open.,One day after prevailing in a three-set marathon over Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva, Pegula was again pushed to the limit on Thursday, but outlasted Italian 14th seed Elisabetta Co...

WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu nabs first win since July

Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada went the distance to secure her first win in eight months, beating Hungary's Dalma Galfi 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina.,Andreescu, who's dropped to 140th in the world rankings since hurting her ankle ...

WTA Roundup: Yulia Putintseva wins in Charleston; will face defending champ Jessica Pegula

Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva won a tough first set tie-breaker and went on to defeat New Zealand's Lulu Sun, 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Charleston Open.,There were no breaks of serve in the first set and none through nine points of the tie-breaker. Sun got a mini-break and ear...

Reports: Charleston hires Akron's John Groce as coach

The College of Charleston is hiring Akron's John Groce as its new men's basketball coach, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Groce, 54, has guided the Zips to the NCAA Tournament in four of the past five seasons following previous coaching stints at Illinois (2012-17) and Ohio (2008-12).,Groce replac...

Late basket in OT vaults Tulane over Boston College

Curtis Williams Jr.'s tiebreaking layup with 1:08 remaining in overtime gave Tulane a 93-90 victory over Boston College on Sunday in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,Williams, a Georgetown transfer, scored five points in the extra frame to give h...

WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula continues tear, wins Charleston title

One of the hottest players on the WTA Tour continued to roll along on Sunday as top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 7-5 to win the Charleston Open in Charleston, S.C.,The title is Pegula's second of the season (she also lost in the finals of the Miami Open to World No...