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