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Second-ranked Armstrong Atlantic turns
back 16th-ranked Lakers 5-1
Now
10-10 overall,
Clayton
State
plays in Peach Belt Conference consolation finals on Sunday
 AUGUSTA,
Ga.
--- APRIL 21, 2007 --- Fresh off opening the 2007
Peach Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament with an impressive
victory over Georgia College, the Clayton State Lakers had a too
much to overcome on Saturday with a 5-1 defeat against second-ranked
Armstrong Atlantic at the Newman Tennis Center. The defeat evens 16th-ranked
Clayton State is now 10-10 overall.
The Lakers will play either
Columbus
State
or USC-Upstate on Sunday at 11 a.m. in the third-place match at the
Newman Tennis Center.
Clayton
State’s
lone victory was in doubles as Zsuzsa Marosfalvi and Anna Marton
recorded a thrilling 8-6 victory over Armstrong Atlantic’s Sofia
Haggstrom and Gabriella Kovacs. The Lady Pirates, however, won the
other two doubles matches and then three matches in singles to wrap
up the match.
ARMSTRONG
ATLANTIC 5,
CLAYTON
STATE 1
Singles:
1.
Iuliia Stupak
(AA) vs. Anna Redesci (CS) DNF
2.
Johanna Dahlback
(AA) vs. Julia Chergova (CS) DNF
3.
Dziyana Nazaruk
(AA) def. Elena Bondari 6-2,6-0
4.
Gabriella Kovacs
(AA) def. Veronika Jasenovcova 6-0, 6-1
5.
Sofia Haggstrom
(AA) vs. Zsuzsa Marosfalvi DNF
6.
Alisa Kagukina
(AA) def. Anna Marton 4-1 retired
Doubles:
1.
Nazaruk/Stupak
(AA) def. Redesci/ Chergova 8-1
2.
Dahlback/Beckmann
(AA) def. Bondari/Jasenovcova 8-0
3.
Marosfalvi/Marton
(CS) def. Haggstrom/Kovacs 8-6
Lakers down 11th-ranked Georgia
College 5-1 in
Peach Belt Conference quarterfinals
16th-ranked
Clayton State improves to 10-9 overall, advances to PBC Tournament
semifinals
AUGUSTA,
Ga. – APRIL 20, 2007 – The Clayton State Laker women’s tennis
team
pulled off a huge first round victory on Friday in the Peach Belt
Conference Tournament quarterfinals, knocking off 11th-ranked
Georgia College 5-1 at the Newman Tennis Center. The victory pushes
16th-ranked
Clayton State to 10-9 overall on the 2007 season.
With the victory, Clayton State now advances to Saturday’s
semifinals at 11 a.m. at the Newman Tennis Center. The Lakers will
square off against either Armstrong Atlantic or USC-Aiken. This
marks the fourth time in program history that Clayton State has
advanced to the Peach Belt semifinals.
Clayton State prevailed in two of the three doubles matches and then
won three matches in singles to wrap the match up. In doubles, the
Lakers’ No. 1 team of Anna Redecsi and Julia Chergova downed Georgia
College’s Celine Martin and Marjorie Ceppo 8-2, while Zsuzsa
Marosfalvi and Anna Marton won a 9-7 thriller at No. 3 against
Georgia College’s Anna Davidsson and Gabby Acuna.
In singles, Clayton State won at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6. Redecsi
knocked off Martin 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1, while Veronika Jasenovcova
downed Davidsson 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4. Marton finished off the match at
No. 6 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Acuna.
CLAYTON STATE 5, GEORGIA COLLEGE 1
Singles:
1. Anna Redecsi (CS) def. Celine Martin 6-3, 6-1
2. Julia Chergova (CS) vs. Sarah Skagegard (GC) DNF
3. Elena Bondari (CS) vs. Marjorie Ceppo (GC0 DNF
4. Veronika Jasenovcova (CS) def. Anna Davidsson 6-2, 6-2
5. Zsuzsa Marosfalvi (CS) vs. Sofia Intriago (GC) DNF
6. Anna Marton (CS) def. Gabby Acuna 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Redecsi/Chergova (CS) def. Ceppo/Martin 8-2
2. Intriago/Skagegard (GC) def. Bondari/Jasenovcova 8-1
3. Marosfalvi/Marton (CS) def. Davidsson/Acuna 9-7 |
