MACON – The Georgia Southern women's tennis team pulled out a close one in a 4-3 win over Mercer Sunday afternoon to get back on the winning path.
 
The Eagles (6-3) edged out a road victory for the first time since Jan. 18 at Florida A&M and the 30^th time against the Bears (3-7) all-time.  
 
Doubles:
Koougbert/Eorville def. Hartig/de Winter
Boixader/van Diemen def. Rich/Mottet
Daniel/Meier def. Hollyfield/Sovic
Singles
Koouegbert def. Hartig 6-4, 6-3
Hollyfield def. Meier 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
De Winter def. Courville 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Mila Hartig def. Rich 6-2, 6-2
Paula Hijos def. Motiet 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
Elizabeth Goines def. Sovic 6-1, 6-0
 
What head coach Sean McCaffrey said:
"We had a really nice win today. Ari and Pauli did an amazing job of coming back to help the team out after losing their first sets. Liz and Mila were solid and true in singles as well. Mercer is a tough team and I'm happy with how we competed today."
 
Next Up
The team kicks off a seven-match home stand beginning with College of Charleston March 8 at 2:00 p.m.