Women's Tennis | 1/30/2016 9:56:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga.- For the second competition of the season, the Georgia Southern women's tennis match came down to the wire, but this time, the Eagles were on the opposite end losing 3-4 to SCAD on Saturday.
 
The Bees were able to pick up the 1-0 lead early by winning two out of three doubles matches. However, Georgia Southern was able to bring it to a 2-all match when No.2 Mariana Ranzahuer and No. 5 Emilia Bujan picked up points for the Eagles to counter Camille Gbaguidi's win over No.1 Giulia Riepe.
 
In the end, it came to a close match between Karina Rovira of SCAD and Eagles' Lindsay Truscott. The three-set match was eventually awarded to Rovira who was able to clinch the 4-3 team win.
 
SCAD 4, Georgia Southern University 3
 
Singles competition
 
1. #2 Camille Gbaguidi (SCAD) def. Giulia Riepe (GSU) 7-5, 6-1
 
2. Mariana Ranzahuer (GSU) def. Paige Murdock (SCAD) 6-1, 6-2
 
3. Karina Rovira (SCAD) def. Lindsay Truscott (GSU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3
 
4. #19 Julie Albuquerque (SCAD) def. Francisca Norregaard (GSU) 6-2, 6-2
 
5. Emilia Bujan (GSU) def. #32 Angie Dahnous (SCAD) 6-3, 6-0
 
6. Mary Phillips Smith (GSU) def. Daniella Arcile (SCAD) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5)
 
Doubles competition
 
1. Camille Gbaguidi/Paige Murdock (SCAD) def. Francisca Norregaard/Lindsay Truscott (GSU) 8-4
 
2. Julie Albuquerque/Karina Rovira (SCAD) def. Mary Phillips Smith/Mariana Ranzahuer (GSU) 9-8 (7-5)
 
3. Giulia Riepe/Emilia Bujan (GSU) def. Daniella Arcile/Anastasia Castro (SCAD) 8-3
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles take on Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. next Saturday, Feb. 6^th at 10 a.m.
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