USC-Upstate tops Clayton State 5-2 in
Peach Belt Tournament Third-Place match
16^th-ranked Lakers conclude 2007 at season at 10-11

AUGUSTA, Ga. --- APRIL 22, 2007 --- With a chance for a possible NCAA Division II Regional bid at stake, the Clayton State Laker women’s tennis team dropped a tough 5-2 decision against USC-Upstate in the third-place match of the 2007 Peach Belt Conference Tournament on Sunday at the Newman Tennis Center.

The defeat drops 16^th-ranked Clayton State to 10-11 overall on the season.

Clayton State won a match each in both singles and doubles. Anna Redecsi won a thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 three-set victory over USC-Upstate’s Anna Novo in a matchup of two of Division II Top 30-ranked players. In doubles, Redecsi and teammate Julia Chergova knocked off Novo and Vivian Neuenschwander 8-1.

However, USC-Upstate won two matches in doubles and three singles matches to wrap up the match.

USC-UPSTATE 5, CLAYTON STATE 2

Singles:
1. Anna Redecsi (CS) def. Anna Novo 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Susana Hernandez (USCU) def. Julia Chergova 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
3. Daniela Lovera (USCU) def. Elena Bonari 6-1, 6-4
4. Diana Martinez (USCU) def. Veronika Jasenovcova 6-2, 6-0
5. Maria Herrera (USCU) vs. Zsuzsa Marosfalvi (CS) DNF
6. Vivian Neuenschwander (USCU) vs. Anna Marton (CS) DNF

Doubles:
1. Redecsi/Chergova (CS) def. Novo/Neuenschwaner 8-1
2. Lovera/Hernandez (USCU) def. Bondari/Jasenovcova 8-2
3. Martinez/Herrera (USCU) def. Marosfalvi/Marton 9-8