STATESBORO, Ga. – After postponing the beginning of the 2018 season due to rain in the area last weekend, the Blue and White defeated Kennesaw State 6-1 in Macon, Georgia. The Eagles improved to 1-0 on the season and will now have a quick turnaround, heading back to Macon to face off against Mercer, Friday at 2:00 p.m.

The Eagles started off the match quickly, controlling doubles play and gaining momentum heading into singles. Lindsay Truscott and Arianne de Winter got the Eagles off to a hot start defeating their opponents 6-3 and giving the Eagles the spark they needed. Ella Monsey and Emilia Bujan joined the party with a 7-6 victory on court two, while Paula Boixader and Charlotte van Diemen secured the doubles sweep with a 6-3 victory on court three.

In singles play the Blue and White really used the momentum from doubles to drive their game. Four of the six Eagles won their matches in straight sets with both freshman earning victories on the afternoon. Ella Monsey battled back from being down a set, winning the second set 6-3 and the tiebreaker 10-8.

SINGLES
De Winter def. Perez (KSU) 6-4, 6-1
Truscott def. Reilly (KSU) 6-0, 6-1
Mercado (KSU) def. Bujan 6-1, 6-3
Monsey def. Craig (KSU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Van Diemen def. Baker (KSU) 6-3, 6-3
Hartig def. Cantrell (KSU) 6-2, 6-0
 
DOUBLES
De Winter/Truscott def. Hopton/Tijani (KSU) 6-3
Monsey/Bujan def. Mercado/Cantrell (KSU) 7-6
Boixader/Van Diemen def. Craig/Perez (KSU) 6-3

WHAT HEAD COACH SEAN McCAFFREY SAID
"Today was a good test for us. Kennesaw had already played two matches and this was our first dual. I am happy with how we performed all in all. The nice thing with these early season matches is that we can identify some of the small flaws in which we need to work on. We will address them and then move on to a very tough Mercer team on Friday. Lindsay and Ari really stepped up in both singles and doubles and I was proud of their mental toughness. Ella had a great comeback, while Lot and Mila played with great purpose."

NEXT UP
The Eagles will have a short turn around, heading back to Macon, Georgia to compete against the Mercer Bears on Friday.

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