Athens, Ga. - The No. 51-ranked Georgia State women's tennis team dropped its opening match, 5-1, against William and Mary at the ITA National Indoors tournament held in Athens, Ga. Sophomore Diana Nakic, ranked No. 42 nationally, earned a point from the number one singles slot by defeating Ragini Acharya, 6-4, 6-2.

The Panthers fall to 0-1 on the season and will play Saturday at 9 a.m. against the loser of the Georgia vs. Virginia Tech match-up, which takes place Friday at 2 p.m.

Two Georgia State players made their debuts on Friday morning with freshman Tereza Lerova, from Ostrava-Bartovice, Czech Republic, falling in three sets to Nina Vulovich 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, at No. 2 singles. Also sophomore Kir Kemp, a transfer from the University of New Orleans, made her debut for the Panthers, losing 6-2, 6-2, against Marlen Mesgarzadeh.

Georgia State hopes to even its record on Saturday before heading out on the road to play Furman on February 6 in Greenville, S.C.  

William & Mary vs Georgia State

ITA Kick-Off Weekend

Jan 29, 2010 at Athens, Ga.

(Hopkins Indoor Courts)

#48 William & Mary 5, #52 Georgia State 1

Singles

1. #42 Diana Nakic (GSU) def. Ragini Acharya (WM) 6-4, 6-2

2. Nina Vulovich (WM) def. Tereza Lerova (GSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

3. Marlen Mesgarzadeh (WM) def. Kir Kemp (GSU) 6-2, 6-2

4. Carmen Pop (WM) def. Katerina Gresova (GSU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Linda Hricistova (GSU) vs. Lauren Sabacinski (WM) 2-6, unfinished

6. Anik Cepeda (WM), by default

Doubles

1. Diana Nakic/Tereza Lerova (GSU) vs. Ragini Acharya/Lauren Sabacinski (WM) 4-5, unfinished

2. Carmen Pop/Anik Cepeda (WM) def. Katerina Gresova/Kir Kemp (GSU) 8-2

3. Katie Kargl/Marlen Mesgarzadeh (WM), by default