Women’s Tennis Victorious Over Spartans On Senior Day

Sunday, March 29

Statesboro, GA

10 am

Georgia Southern University

USC Upstate

Jordana Klein and Family on Senior Day

3/29/2015 7:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Erika Brennan

Statesboro, Ga. – In their final home match of the season, the Georgia Southern Women's Tennis Team (10-4) defeated the University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartans 4-1 from the Wallis Tennis Complex Sunday. Prior to the match, the Eagles honored their lone senior Jordana Klein for her contributions to the program over the past 4 seasons.

After clinching the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, the Eagles went on to earn singles wins from Mary Phillips Smith, Giulia Riepe and Francisca Norregaard to solidify the team win.

Prior to the match, it was decided that doubles would be played to completion, however, singles would be played to clinch. Needing momentum, the Eagles got on the board first when the No. 3 doubles tandem of Jordana Klein and Riepe defeated Sharlee Deshmukh and Sarah Vande Berg 8-3. Moments later, Norregaard and Daria Vasekina clinched the doubles point when they bounced Nina Roell and Nona Ruppert in the No. 2 position 8-3.

At No. 1 doubles, Smith and Anne Kurzweil were setback by Isabel Von Stryk and Anna Zoske 3-8, but the Eagles would still head in to singles matches up 1-0 in the match.

Smith continued the winning ways when she was victorious over Ruppert at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-0. Then the Spartans got on the board when Klein fell at No. 1 to Von Stryk 2-6, 0-6 to move the team score to 2-1 in favor of the Eagles.

Vasekina got the job done in the No. 4 position when she bounced Roell 7-5, 6-0, and Riepe got the match-winner when she defeated Zoske at the No. 3 slot 6-1, 6-3.

With the match clinched, the remaining 2 matches were unfinished. Norregaard was up over Deshmukh in the No. 5 spot 6-4, 5-2 at the time and newcomer Lauren Mueller rallied in her 2nd set and sat at 4-6, 6-2 when the match was clinched.

The Eagles will return to action Friday April 3rd in Atlanta, Georgia when they take on South Alabama at 11 a.m.

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