Eagles Conclude Hokie Fall Invite
10/2/2018 1:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Eagles will now head to Macon, Georgia to compete in the Mercer Bear Invitational
STATESBORO, Ga. – Over the weekend, the Georgia Southern women's tennis team competed in the Hokie Fall Invite, hosted by Virginia Tech. Four Eagles had the chance to compete against some of the highest ranked teams and players in the NCAA. Lindsay Truscott, Hannah Daniel, Paige Christian, and Elizabeth Goines were the four participants in this past weekend's events.
The Eagles will now travel to Macon, Georgia and compete in the Mercer Bear Invitational. The Eagles excelled in this tournament last season and will look to continue their success this fall in Macon.
Lindsay Truscott
Honor Flight
Match #1 lost to Daria Afanasyeva (James Madison) 6-4, 6-3
Match #2 def. Adetayo Adetunji (Delaware) 4-6, 6-1, 10-2
Match #3 lost to Anastasia Belyaeva (Radford) 7-6, 6-1
Match #4 lost to Giovanni Caputo (West Virginia) 6-3, 6-0
Hannah Daniel
Leadership Flight
Match #1 lost to Victoria Walter (Marshall) 6-0, 6-1
Match #2 lost to Emily Gotkiewicz (Delaware) 6-2, 6-1
Match #3 def. Dori Mesmer (Virginia Tech) 6-2, 6-1
Match #4 lost to Heidi Swope (App State) 6-2, 2-1
Paige Christian
Duty Flight
Match #1 lost to Viva Laas (Delaware) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Match #2 lost to Margarita Timkova (Iowa State) 6-2, 6-3
Match #3 def. Katey Fruehauf (Radford) 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
Match #4 lost to Sarah Whited (Delaware) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Elizabeth Goines
Service Flight
Match #1 def. Lilly Ellick (Radford) 6-0, 6-0
Match #2 def. Abigail Rosiello (West Virginia) 6-2, 6-1
Match #3 def. Sandra Anglesjo (App State) 6-2, 7-5
Match #4 lost to Amanda Nord (James Madison) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Lindsay Truscott/Hannah Daniel
Brotherhood Flight
Match #1 lost to Timakova/Grib (Iowa State) 8-4
Match #2 lost to Anglesjo/Daniel (App State) 8-7
Match #3 lost to Zacarias/Swope (App State) 8-2
Paige Christian/Elizabeth Goines
Loyalty Flight
Match #1 def. Adetunji/Jasulski (Delaware) 8-4
Match #2 lost to Clark/Pence (Virginia Tech) 8-4
Match #3 lost to Bongart/Dollar (Liberty) 8-3
Match #4 def. Ifidzhen/Witmus (Viginia Commonwealth) 8-7
WHAT HEAD COACH SEAN MCCAFFREY SAID
"I believe the four women that attended the Virginia Tech Invite did pretty well considering a variety of challenges. The tournament was held on a variety of different surfaces both indoor and outdoor. The women did a good job of adapting to whatever challenge was put in front of them. The level of competition was perfect for us as we are still trying to learn about two of our freshman players in Hannah and Elizabeth. Hannah had a nice singles win over Virginia Tech and Elizabeth made it to the finals of her draw while defeating a player from WVU and then App State. Anytime you have the chance to play and in-conference opponent during these fall invites it gives you a little more motivation. Elizabeth came out on top in this tough two set match but overall on the weekend we only went 1-3 against our rivals from App State. Something that we must improve on. Paige and Lindsay both had a solid singles win during the weekend. Paige also teamed up with Elizabeth to win a pair of doubles matches at VA Tech as well. We get back on the road with four women this weekend at the Mercer Fall Invite as we look to continue working on our games to develop heading into the fall season."
The Eagles will now travel to Macon, Georgia and compete in the Mercer Bear Invitational. The Eagles excelled in this tournament last season and will look to continue their success this fall in Macon.
Lindsay Truscott
Honor Flight
Match #1 lost to Daria Afanasyeva (James Madison) 6-4, 6-3
Match #2 def. Adetayo Adetunji (Delaware) 4-6, 6-1, 10-2
Match #3 lost to Anastasia Belyaeva (Radford) 7-6, 6-1
Match #4 lost to Giovanni Caputo (West Virginia) 6-3, 6-0
Hannah Daniel
Leadership Flight
Match #1 lost to Victoria Walter (Marshall) 6-0, 6-1
Match #2 lost to Emily Gotkiewicz (Delaware) 6-2, 6-1
Match #3 def. Dori Mesmer (Virginia Tech) 6-2, 6-1
Match #4 lost to Heidi Swope (App State) 6-2, 2-1
Paige Christian
Duty Flight
Match #1 lost to Viva Laas (Delaware) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Match #2 lost to Margarita Timkova (Iowa State) 6-2, 6-3
Match #3 def. Katey Fruehauf (Radford) 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
Match #4 lost to Sarah Whited (Delaware) 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Elizabeth Goines
Service Flight
Match #1 def. Lilly Ellick (Radford) 6-0, 6-0
Match #2 def. Abigail Rosiello (West Virginia) 6-2, 6-1
Match #3 def. Sandra Anglesjo (App State) 6-2, 7-5
Match #4 lost to Amanda Nord (James Madison) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Lindsay Truscott/Hannah Daniel
Brotherhood Flight
Match #1 lost to Timakova/Grib (Iowa State) 8-4
Match #2 lost to Anglesjo/Daniel (App State) 8-7
Match #3 lost to Zacarias/Swope (App State) 8-2
Paige Christian/Elizabeth Goines
Loyalty Flight
Match #1 def. Adetunji/Jasulski (Delaware) 8-4
Match #2 lost to Clark/Pence (Virginia Tech) 8-4
Match #3 lost to Bongart/Dollar (Liberty) 8-3
Match #4 def. Ifidzhen/Witmus (Viginia Commonwealth) 8-7
WHAT HEAD COACH SEAN MCCAFFREY SAID
"I believe the four women that attended the Virginia Tech Invite did pretty well considering a variety of challenges. The tournament was held on a variety of different surfaces both indoor and outdoor. The women did a good job of adapting to whatever challenge was put in front of them. The level of competition was perfect for us as we are still trying to learn about two of our freshman players in Hannah and Elizabeth. Hannah had a nice singles win over Virginia Tech and Elizabeth made it to the finals of her draw while defeating a player from WVU and then App State. Anytime you have the chance to play and in-conference opponent during these fall invites it gives you a little more motivation. Elizabeth came out on top in this tough two set match but overall on the weekend we only went 1-3 against our rivals from App State. Something that we must improve on. Paige and Lindsay both had a solid singles win during the weekend. Paige also teamed up with Elizabeth to win a pair of doubles matches at VA Tech as well. We get back on the road with four women this weekend at the Mercer Fall Invite as we look to continue working on our games to develop heading into the fall season."
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