Women's Tennis dominates at Georgia Southern Invitational - Georgia Southern University Athletics

Friday, October 2

Statesboro

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fall Invitational

10/2/2015 10:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The Eagles pick up four out of six singles match victories

By: Tricia Fishbune

Full Results

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's tennis team made an impression at the first day of their home event, winning four out of six singles matches and two doubles first-round matches. Mariana Ranzahuer, Mary Phillips Smith, Francisca Norregaard and Shannon Wagner all pulled out singles victories to make it to the quarter finals in their respective draws.

Also competing in the tournament are Georgia State, SCAD, ETSU, Bethune-Cookman, Savannah State and Presbyterian. The Georgia Southern Invitational continues on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 9 a.m.

SINGLES RESULTS:

1A Singles Draw (Giulia Riepe dropped 4-6, 3-6)
Rasolomalala (GSU) def Celine Schepers (PC) 6-2, 6-4
Matsuba (BCU) def Geronimo (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
Gbaguidi (SCAD) def Riepe (GS) 6-4, 6-3
Nychytailova (ETSU) def Vovk (GSU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1

1B Singles Draw (Mariana Ranzaheur won 6-2, 7-6(4))
Lochu (SSU) def Ma (ETSU) 6-2, 6-2
Kamoe (GSU) def Albuquerque (SCAD) 6-0, 6-0
Ranzahuer (GS) def Nuttall (PC) 6-2, 7-6(4)
Roki (BCU) def Murdock (SCAD) 6-3, 6-1

2A Singles Draw (Mary Phillips Smith won 6-1, 6-0)
(Francisca Norregaard won 6-0, 6-2)
Smith (GS) def Vivas (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
Esguerra (ETSU) def Rovira (SCAD) 6-0, 6-1
Johnson (PC) def Vidal (BCU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Norregaard (GS) def Mitchell (SCAD) 6-0, 6-2

2B Singles Draw (Shannon Wagner won 6-0, 6-0)
Viccars (ETSU) def Dahnous (SCAD) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
Andrews (PC) def Hanton (BCU) 6-1, 6-0
Wagner (GS) def Kateb (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
Castro (SCAD) def Ifill (BCU) WD

3 Singles Draw (Christian BYE)
Croxton (PC) BYE
Arcila (SCAD) def Williams (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
Burrows (SSU) def Maegli (SCAD) WD
Christian (GS) BYE

Extra Singles Matches (Paige Christian lost 0-6, 2-6)
Croxton (PC) def Christian 6-0, 6-2
Castro (SCAD) def Burrows (SSU) 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES RESULTS:

1 Doubles Draw (Ranzahuer/Riepe won 8-4; lost 2-8)
Kamoe/Vovk (GSU) def Matsuba/Vidal (BCU) 8-5
Ranzahuer/Riepe def Henschel/Johnson (PC) 8-4
Gbaguidi/Murdock (SCAD) def Ferrari/Schepers (PC) 8-5
Nychytailova/Ma (ETSU) def Geronimo/Lochu (SSU) 8-2
Kamoe/Vovk (GSU) def Ranzahuer/Riepe 8-2
Nychytailova/Ma (ETSU) def Gbaguidi/Murdock (SCAD) 8-2

2 Doubles Draw (Smith/Norregaard won; lost 8-3)
(Christian/Wagner lost; won 8-4)
Esguerra/Viccars (ETSU) def Andrews/Croxton (PC)
Smith/Norregaard (GS) def Albuquerque/Rovira (SCAD)
Arcila/Castro (SCAD) def Vivas/Kateb
Roki/Hanton (BCU) def Christian/Wagner (GS)
Christian/Wagner (GS) def Vivas/Kateb (SSU) 8-4
Esguerra/Biccars (ETSU) def Smith/Norregaard (GS) 8-3
Roki/Hanton (BCU) def Arcila/Castro (SCAD) 8-5

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