ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia Southern women's tennis concluded the 2024 regular season on Saturday with a 4-2 loss at Georgia State.

The Eagles fell to to 17-5 overall and 6-4 in the league with the loss, while Georgia State improves to 9-13 overall and 5-6 in the Sun Belt with the win. Georgia Southern will open up action in the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Thursday, with the bracket to be revealed tomorrow by league officials.

The Panthers earned the doubles point thanks to wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to take a 1-0 lead in the match.

Sonja Keranen evened the match up at 1-1 with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Sveva Bernardi at No. 6 singles, and Paula Hijos was able to claim a 7-6 (3), 6-1 win over Pragnya Kumar at No. 4 singles, but Georgia State clinched the match with wins at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 singles.

"Today, Georgia State was prepared for us and played a much stronger, physical game than we did," Georgia Southern head women's tennis coach Sean McCaffrey said. "We certainly had places in which we did play well. Paula and Sonja winning in straight sets was proof of that, and I'm proud of Lindsay and Mackenzie finding a way to stretch each of their matches to three sets. Georgia State played with a ton of excitement and made the match extremely physical. They did a great job of taking us out of our game. Now our attention must turn to the conference tournament, and getting prepared for putting everything we have making a run."

RESULTS
Singles
1. Maria Paredes (GSU) def. Ninon Martinache (GS) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
2. Alba Retortillo (GSU) led Lindsay Tulenko (GS) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
3. Francesca Miglio (GSU) def. Mackenzie Leopold (GS) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
4. Paula Hijos (GS) def. Pragnya Kumar (GSU) 7-6 (3), 6-1
5. Sara Radojevic (GSU) def. Nanaka Kijima (GS) 7-5, 7-5
6. Sonja Keranen (GS) def. Sveva Bernardi (GSU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
1. Pragnya Kumar/Alba Retortillo (GSU) def. Ninon Martinache/Sonja Keranen (GS) 6-3
2. Silvia Martinez/Lindsay Tulenko (GS) led Francesca Miglio/Maria Paredes (GSU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Luciana Galvez/Sara Radojevic (GSU) def. Mackenzie Leopold/Sophie Wagemaker (GS) 6-3