ORANGEBURG, S.C. (Mar. 21, 2009) The Georgia State women's tennis team improved to 6-4 on the year after a shut-out win over SC State on Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers swept the doubles competition to earn the early point.  Dariana Kozmina and Martina Ondrackova were the first off the court, defeating SCSU's Fanni Fricska and Tatiana Varela, 8-2. On court 3.  Martina Nitkova and Katerina Gresova clinched the point for the Panthers with an 8-4 win over Daria Sekerina and Aniko Kiss at No. 1.  Diana Nakic and Kiara Powell also won at No. 2 doubles, defeating Sarai Torres and I-Chun Chen, 8-4, at No. 2.

Georgia State continued to roll in singles play as Diana Nakic shut out Fanni Fricska 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 and Martina Nitkova defeated I-Chun Chen 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3.  Katerina Gresova sealed the Panthers' match victory with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Iveta Blodniece at No. 4 while Kiara Powell and Dariana Kozmina both earned victories at No. 5 and No. 2, respectively.

The women's tennis team is back in action on Saturday, April 4th with a road match against VCU at 1 p.m and a 2 p.m. match against William & Mary on Sunday, April 5th- the Panthers' final match of the regular season.

Check GeorgiaStateSports.com for women's tennis updates.

Georgia State 7, SC State 0

Doubles

1. Martina Nitkova/Katerina Gresova (GAST) def. Daria Sekerina/Aniko Kiss (SCSU) 8-4
2. Diana Nakic/Kiara Powell (GAST) def. Sarai Torres/I-Chun Chen (SCSU)  8-4
3. Dariana Kozmina/Martina Ondrackova (GAST) def. Fanni Fricska/Tatiana Varela (SCSU) 8-2
Order of Finish 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Diana Nakic (GAST) def. Fanni Fricska (SCSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Dariana Kozmina (GAST) def. Aniko Kiss (SCSU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-3
3. Martina Nitkova (GAST) def. I-Chun Chen (SCSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Katerina Gresova (GAST) def. Iveta Blodniece (SCSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Kiara Powell (GAST) def. Tatiana Varela (SCSU)  6-1, 6-1
6. Martina Ondrackova (GAST) def. No Player
Order of Finish 1, 3, 4, 5, 2