Chergova, Redecsi capture ITA Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional Doubles title
Chergova advances to singles quarterfinals for Clayton State

WILSON, N.C. --- OCTOBER 2, 2006 --- For the first time in program history, Clayton State has a women's doubles team advancing to the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Division II National Championships.

The Laker doubles team of Julia Chergova and Ann Redecsi won the Women’s Doubles A Division championship over the weekend at the ITA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Barton.In addition, Chergova advanced to the quarterfinals in the Women’s Singles A Division, while Veronika Jasenovocova also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Singles B Division.

Seeded fourth in the Women’s Doubles A Division, Chergova and Redecsi stormed through the championship round in impressive fashion. They opened with an 8-0 victory over Lander’s Nicoli Marsh and Ana Luiza Zaia, followed by an 8-4 victory over Magda Jezovicova and Sarka Vitkova from Francis Marion in the Round of 32 and an 8-5 victory over Armstrong Atlantic’s Martina Beckman and Gabriella Kovacs in the quarterfinals.

The duo, however, made its mark in the semifinals and championship. Chergova and Redecsi shocked the top-seeded team of Dziyana Nazaruk and Illia Stupak from Armstrong Atlantic 8-6 in the semifinals, before crushing the Georgia College team of Sofia Intriago and Celine Martin 8-3 in the championship.

The championship qualifies Chergova and Redecsi for the ITA Division II National Championships, which will be held on Oct. 12-15 in Fort Myers, FL.

Chergova also excelled in the Women’s Singles A Division. She defeated Anderson’s Jessica MacDonald 6-1, 6-0 in the first round, followed by a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Columbus State’s Erin Reynolds. In the Round of 16, Chergova downed USC-Upstate’s Susana Hernandez 6-2, 6-3, but she fell 6-1, 6-3 to Armstrong Atlantic’s Johanna Dahlback in the quarterfinals.

In the Women’s Singles B Division, Jasenovcova opened with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Melanie Kragl from Limestone, and then knocked off Marianne Blattes from USC-Aiken 6-4, 6-2 and a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Krista Cedeno from Barton. However, in the semifinals, Jasenovcova dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision to USC-Upstate’s Vivian Neuenschanander.