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