Women’s Tennis Flies Past Savannah State
3/9/2013 10:12:24 PM | Women's Tennis
VIDEO: Post-win interview with Coach Amy Bonner
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Women’s Tennis was on a mission today. The Eagles cruised past Savannah State (2-8, 0-5 MEAC) with a score of 6-1 in a match that took less than two hours total, sweeping the doubles point before taking home five out of the six singles matches.
“It’s nice to come away with a win,” said Head Coach Amy Bonner. “Any time we take the court we are ready to compete and do are best and use it to prepare for those SoCon matches. So any time we’re out here we’re competing hard, representing Georgia southern and our athletic department.”
An excellent doubles performance gave the Eagles (4-6, 1-2 SoCon) the first point of the day. The Eagles swept the first portion of the match thanks to victories by Paola Garrido and Stephanie Woods on court one (8-2), Jordana Klein and Natalie Maffett on court two (8-1) and Mary Phillips Smith and Morgan Springer on court three (8-5).
The Eagles continued their winning ways as senior Maffett defeated her opponent Davita Washington in an extremely quick 6-0, 6-0 match at the number five spot. Freshman Smith followed quickly thereafter with a 6-1, 6-0 win of her own over Nicole Ashiedu on court four.
Klein picked up a win on court two, beating Andrea Pavlovic 6-0, 6-0 for her career first match clinching point in the blue and gold.
Freshman Woods and junior Garrido finished out the score with wins on court three and one. Woods breezed by Esmira Gheisary 6-1, 6-0, while Garrido was the last one standing on the court in a lengthier 6-0, 6-0 win over Sandra Kristjansdottir.
In the five singles matches the Eagles won, they only dropped a total of two games and all of them came in straight sets.
The Eagles now shift gears and focus towards conference play again. Next up are Davidson and Appalachian state in two away matches next weekend.
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Singles competition
1. Paola Garrido (GSUW) def. S. Kristjansdottir (SAV) 6-0, 6-0
2. Jordana Klein (GSUW) def. Andrea Pavlovic (SAV) 6-0, 6-0
3. Stephanie Woods (GSUW) def. Esmira Gheisary (SAV) 6-1, 6-0
4. M. Phillips Smith (GSUW) def. Nicole Ashiedu (SAV) 6-1, 6-0
5. Natalie Maffett (GSUW) def. Davita Washington (SAV) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tiffany Williams (SAV) def. Morgan Springer (GSUW) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 5,4,2,3,6,1
Doubles competition
1. Paola Garrido/Stephanie Woods (GSUW) def. S. Kristjansdottir/Nicole Ashiedu (SAV) 8-2
2. Natalie Maffett/Jordana Klein (GSUW) def. Andrea Pavlovic/Esmira Gheisary (SAV) 8-1
3. M. Phillips Smith/Morgan Springer (GSUW) def. Davita Washington/Tiffany Williams (SAV) 8-5
Order of finish: 2,1,3
