Chergova, Redecsi reach ITA Nationals women’s doubles title match; fall to West Florida
Laker duo garner All-American honors in first ever Clayton State representation at ITA National Small College Championships

FORT MYERS, Fla. — OCTOBER 13, 2006 — Julia Chergova and Anna Redecsi made the most of representing Clayton State in the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) National Small College Championships. They made it to the brink of becoming the best Division II women’s doubles team in the nation this season.

Playing in the Division II women’s doubles division, Chergova and Redecsi advanced to the championship finals on Friday at the Florida Gulf Coast Tennis Complex. In today’s championship match, Chergova and Redecsi dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to West Florida’s Tammy Kevey and Mandy Septoe.

By advancing to the championship match, Chergova and Redecsi became the first ITA Division II All-Americans ever at Clayton State.

The Clayton State duo opened Thursday with a thrilling 7-5, 4-6, 10-4 victory over Amal Basha and Marissa Muchow from Ferris State in the quarterfinals, but bad weather pushed both the semifinals and championship back to today.

In the semifinals, Chergova and Redecsi knocked off Inga Chilingaryan and Yumi Matsuto from California (Penn.) 6-3, 7-5. That put the Laker duo in the championship match against Kevey and Septoe.