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Women's Tennis

Eagles Notch 4-2 Sun Belt Win Over Georgia State

Georgia Southern wins four straight-set singles matches to down the Panthers on Sunday

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern picked up its first Sun Belt Conference win of the season by winning four straight-set singles matches and downing Georgia State, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Wallis Tennis Center.

The Eagles improve to 7-7 overall and 1-2 in Sun Belt play, while Georgia State falls to 2-10 overall and 0-3 in the league. Georgia Southern will step out of league play next for a mid-week Spring Break match at Savannah State on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Savannah. Georgia Southern's scheduled Tuesday match at Presbyterian has been postponed to a later date.

The Georgia Southern duo of Charlotte van Diemen and Nadja Meier won their No. 1 doubles match over Eva Chivu and Maddy Frediani, 6-2, but Georgia State claimed wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to pick up the doubles point.

Singles began with Georgia Southern winning five of six first sets against the Panthers. Sophie Wagemaker collected a quick 6-1, 6-0 win over Ellie Aldrich at No. 3 singles, then Elizabeth Goines won by the same score over Denisa Gheorghe at No. 6 singles. Paula Hijos used a late second-set break to down Nansi Toskova, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 5 singles, then Mila Hartig clinched the victory with her 6-3, 6-2 win over Alexis Alvarez at No. 4 singles.

"I thought doubles was a whole lot better today," Georgia Southern Head Coach Sean McCaffrey said. "We had a lot of good energy. No. 1 doubles with Lot and Nadja did an amazing job, winning 6-2 against a really good team. We had to try and get into both of the other matches after being down a bit. Doubles is still a work in progress. I always feel confident when we step out there in singles, and getting four straight-set wins really helped us out. Overall, I'm pleased with getting our first win in conference, which is not easy. Now we move on to our next matches. Today was a good day."

RESULTS
Singles

Eva Chivu (GSU) def. Paula Boixader (GS) 6-2, 6-2
Nadja Meier (GS) led Andreea Stanescu (GSU) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished
Sophie Wagemaker (GS) def. Ellie Aldrich (GSU) 6-1, 6-0
Mila Hartig (GS) def. Alexia Alvarez (GSU) 6-3, 6-2
Paula Hijos (GS) def. Nansi Toskova (GSU) 6-1, 6-4
Elizabeth Goines (GS) def. Denisa Gheorghe (GSU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
Charlotte van Diemen/Nadja Meier (GS) def. Eva Chivu/Maddy Frediani (GSU) 6-2
Ellie Aldrich/Andreea Stanescu (GSU) def. Elizabeth Goines/Sonja Keranen (GS) 6-4
Denisa Gheorghe/Nansi Toskova (GSU) def. Paula Boixader/Hannah Daniel (GS) 6-3
 

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Players Mentioned

Paula Boixader

Paula Boixader

Fifth Year
Hannah Daniel

Hannah Daniel

5' 7"
Junior
Elizabeth Goines

Elizabeth Goines

Junior
Mila Hartig

Mila Hartig

Senior
Paula Hijos

Paula Hijos

5' 3"
Sophomore
Nadja Meier

Nadja Meier

Sophomore
Charlotte van Diemen

Charlotte van Diemen

Senior
Sophie Wagemaker

Sophie Wagemaker

5' 6"
Freshman
Sonja Keranen

Sonja Keranen

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Paula Boixader

Paula Boixader

Fifth Year
Hannah Daniel

Hannah Daniel

5' 7"
Junior
Elizabeth Goines

Elizabeth Goines

Junior
Mila Hartig

Mila Hartig

Senior
Paula Hijos

Paula Hijos

5' 3"
Sophomore
Nadja Meier

Nadja Meier

Sophomore
Charlotte van Diemen

Charlotte van Diemen

Senior
Sophie Wagemaker

Sophie Wagemaker

5' 6"
Freshman
Sonja Keranen

Sonja Keranen

Freshman