TAMPA – No. 12 Georgia State (2-2) split action over opening weekend at the Tampa Invitational, which included victories over host Tampa and No. 17 South Carolina. Over the two-day tournament, Destiny White and Savannah Ebarb saw three wins at the fourth flight while Angel and Bella Ferary compiled three victories at court one. 
 
Tournament Notes: 

• The Sandy Panthers fell to two top-20 opponents in Opening Day action (No. 11 FAU and No. 18 Arizona State) 
• Ebarb and White earned the Georgia State point against FAU, marking Ebarb's first victory in blue and white 
• The team earned their first win of the 2024 campaign Saturday morning with a win over Tampa.
• Playing in the second flight, Lila Bordis and Aree Keller saw their victory as a duo in the 3-2 win over Tampa 
• The victory over No. 17 South Carolina marks the first-ranked win of the season. The Panthers are now 12-7 in all-time meetings against the Gamecocks
• Bordis and Keller earned the clinching point in both the Tampa and South Carolina duals
• Overall, three newcomers took to the sand for Georgia State over the weekend (Aree Keller, Ellie Neville, and Ebarb). 
• Complete results from each dual can be found in the attached PDFs 

Up Next: 

• Beth Van Fleet's squad will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., next weekend. The Sandy Panthers will face Sun Belt foe ULM along with Stetson, Florida State, and Tampa.  
• Georgia State last faced ULM during the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Tournament, resulting in a 3-0 win for the Sandy Panthers 
• The Panthers split action (1-1) against Stetson last season
• GSU will look to secure victory against the Seminoles for the first time since 2015. 

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