PBC Women’s Tennis Tournament concludes on a sour note for Clayton State
Eighth-ranked Lakers drop tough 5-4 decision against 12^th-ranked Columbus State in third-place match

SAVANNAH, Ga. – April 20, 2008 – After dropping a tough semifinal match on Saturday against Francis Marion, the 2008 Peach Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament came to a sour conclusion for the Clayton State Lakers on Sunday as they dropped another tough 5-4 decision against Columbus State in the third-place match.

The eighth-ranked Lakers fall to 19-4 on the season, and now await a possible NCAA Division II Regional berth. Columbus State improves to 19-7.

The Lady Cougars took a 2-1 lead in the match by winning two of the three matches in doubles. That included a thrilling 9-7 victory by Columbus State’s Daniela Castillo and Erin Reynolds against the Lakers’ Viktoriya Semyrodenko and Allison Evans.

However, Clayton State prevailed in the first three singles matches with victories from Anna Redecsi (No. 1), Julia Chergova (No. 2) and Semyrodenko at No. 3 to take a 4-2 lead. But Columbus State ralled in the final three matches.

Castillo knocked off Clayton State’s Katie White 6-2, 7-5 at No. 4, followed by Reynolds defeating the Lakers’ Kristina Jonutyte 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5. In the deciding match at No. 6, Groenewald from Columbus State defeated Clayton State’s Veronika Jasenovcova 6-3, 6-4.