Atlanta, Ga. - The Georgia State women's tennis team (2-9) started off slow and just couldn't recover against Winthrop, falling 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Piedmont Park. Sophomore #28 Diana Nakic improved to 11-0 and continued her perfect season by winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 over Elizaveta Zaytseva.
Georgia State started out the match by losing all three of the doubles matches to lose the doubles point. In No. 1 doubles match the team of Diana Nakic/Linda Hricistova lost a close match, 9-7, to Elizaveta Zaytseva/Yasmine Alkema.
Freshman Terez Lerova played a tough match after winning the first set, 6-4, before losing in the second 0-6. Lerova lost the third set tiebreaker 10-7 to fall at No. 4 singles.
The Panthers will return to action on Friday when the Panthers travel to Wilmington, N.C. to face Miami Ohio and UNC-Wilmington on Saturday.
Winthrop (6-6) defeated Georgia State (2-9), 6-1
March 16, 2010
1 p.m.
Doubles matches
#1 Elizaveta Zaytseva/Yasmine Alkema (WIN) defeated Diana Nakic/Linda Hricistova (GSU), 9-7
#2 Sandra Herrera/Giovanna Portiolli (WIN) defeated Katerina Gresova/Tereza Lerova (GSU), 8-5
#3 Sara Abutovic/Lisa Wilkinson (WIN) defeated Lindsay Hearn/Kir Kemp (GSU), 8-3
Singles matches
#1 Diana Nakic, #28, (GSU) defeated Elizaveta Zaytseva (WIN), 6-4, 6-1
#2 Yasmine Alkema (WIN) defeated Kir Kemp (GSU), 6-0, 6-4
#3 Sandra Herrera (WIN) defeated Katerina Gresova (GSU), 6-0, 6-1
#4 Giovanna Portiolli (WIN) defeated Tereza Lerova (GSU), 6-4, 0-6, 10-7
#5 Lisa Wilkinson (WIN) defeated Linda Hricistova (GSU), 7-5, 6-3
#6 Paula Pereira (WIN) defeated Lindsay Hearn (GSU), 6-1, 6-1
