AUBURN, ALA. (Feb. 21, 2009)  The Georgia State women's tennis team dropped its fourth match of the season, falling 5-2 to No. 27 Auburn on Saturday afternoon.

Georgia State (3-3) earned the doubles point early with two wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.  Linda Hricistova and Diana Nakic improved to 4-1 on the season with an 8-3 win over Myrthe Molenveld and Whitney Chappell at No. 3.  Katerina Gresova and Martina Nitkova clinched the doubles point and snapped a three-match losing streak with an 8-4 win over No. 20 doubles pair, Melissa Koning and Alex Haney. 

Auburn (3-4)responded quickly in singles competition as No. 30 Alex Haney defeated Martina Nitkova 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2 and No. 72 Melissa Koning defeated Dariana Kozmina 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3.  Whitney Chappell earned the Tigers' third point with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Kiara Powell at No. 5 and No. 5 Fani Chifchieva handed Diana Nakic her first loss of the season with an 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 to clinch the win for Auburn.

Katerina Gresova won the final match of the day with a 6-4, 5-7 (11-9) win over Myrthe Molenveld at No. 4.

Georgia State returns to the court on Friday, March 6 with a home match against Troy at 2 p.m.

Auburn 5, Georgia State 2

Doubles
1. Katerina Gresova/Martina Nitkova (GSU) def. #20 Melissa Koning/Alex Haney (AU), 8-4
2. Fani Chifchieva/Jil Hastenrath (AU) def. Dariana Kozmina/Kiara Powell (GSU), 8-5
3. Linda Hricistova/Diana Nakic (GSU) def. Myrthe Molenveld/Whitney Chappell (AU), 8-3
Doubles (order of finish: 3, 1, 2,)

Singles
1. #5 Fani Chifchieva (AU) def. Diana Nakic (GSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #30 Alex Haney (AU) def. Martina Nitkova (GSU) 7-5, 6-4
3. #72 Melissa Koning (AU) def. Dariana Kozmina (GSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Katerina Gresova (GSU) def. Myrthe Molenveld (AU) 6-4, 5-7 (11-9)
5. Whitney Chappell (AU) def. Kiara Powell (GSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Jil Hastenrath (AU) def. Linda Hricistova (GSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Singles (order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 1, 6, 4)