Box Score
by Katie Parker, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The No. 31 Georgia College
& State University women's tennis team (3-4, 1-3 PBC) fell 6-3
Friday afternoon to No. 4 Francis Marion University (6-0, 3-0 PBC)
at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility.
The Bobcats started off strong in doubles action as the fierce
French duo of Diane Danna
(Paris) and Bertille Lion (Lyon,
France) downed the No. 2 ranked pair of Tereza Sykorova
and Sabina Baberadova 9-7. This was the first ranked duo for Danna
and Lion to have beaten this season. Georgia College's first
doubles team improved to 5-2 for the season, evening out their
conference record at 2-2.
At second doubles, Bobcat freshmen Kayla Barksdale
(Martinez, Ga.) and Michelle Lingner
(Dunwoody, Ga.) surrendered 8-4 to Jitka Gavdunova and
Mona Blauen. Giving the 'Cats a 2-1 advantage after doubles,
Ariana
Acuna (Peachtree City, Ga.) and Linda Mosa (Stockholm,
Sweden) overwhelmed Kerry Hall and Karine Augur 8-2. This
was the first doubles win for Acuna and Mosa for the 2010 campaign.
In singles action, Georgia College struggled as No. 6 Sykorova
swept Danna 6-4 and 6-4 in the first slot. Despite splitting the
first two sets with 6-3 scores, No. 26 Gavdunova blanked Barksdale
6-0 in the third set. At third singles, Lion lost 7-5 and 6-0
against No. 8 Baberadova. Lingner fell 6-2 and 6-3 to Blauen, while
Mosa suffered the same fate against Hall in the No. 5 spot. Acuna
continued her day of firsts, picking up her first singles victory
for the season, shutting out Augur in two 6-0 sets.
The 'Cats are back in action this weekend, traveling to
Savannah, Ga. Saturday, March 6 to take on No. 2 Lynn University
and then on to No. 23 Flagler College Sunday, March 7.
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