STATESBORO - South Carolina State notched four singles wins to come away with a 4-3 college women's tennis victory over No. 65-ranked Georgia Southern on Friday at the Wallis Tennis Center.

The Eagles concluded their non-conference schedule with an 8-3 mark and will now turn their attention to Sun Belt play, beginning with a 10 a.m. match against Texas State on Saturday, March 8, at the Wallis Tennis Center.

Georgia Southern took the doubles point from the Bulldogs thanks to a 6-4 win from Juliette Nask and Evelyn Warkentin at No. 1 doubles, then a 7-6 (6) win from Mackenzie Leopold and Lisen Rinman at No. 2 doubles.

The Eagles dropped four of six first sets in singles action. Georgia Southern took a 2-0 lead thanks to Leopold's 6-3, 6-1 win over Ashikha Amalnathan at No. 4 singles, but South Carolina State tied things up with straight-set singles wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Hannah Eifert made it a 3-2 lead with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles over Valeria Teran, but the Bulldogs took the victory with a straight-set win at No. 5 singles and a three-set win at No. 1 singles.

South Carolina State 4, Georgia Southern 3
Results

Singles
1. Sofya Cursina (SCSU) def. Evelyn Warkentin (GS) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
2. Hind Semlali (SCSU) def. Juliette Nask (GS) 6-2, 6-2
3. Nalanda Silva (SCSU) def. Amelie Rosadoro (GS) 6-3, 6-2
4. Mackenzie Leopold (GS) def. Ashikha Amalnathan (SCSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Teodora Vujicic (SCSU) def. Nanaka Kijima (GS) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
6. Hannah Eifert (GS) def. Valeria Teran (SCSU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
1. Juliette Nask/Evelyn Warkentin (GS) def. Sofya Cursina/Hind Semlali (SCSU) 6-4
2. Mackenzie Leopold/Lisen Rinman (GS) def. Nalanda Silva/Teodora Vujicic (SCSU) 7-6 (6)
3. Ashikha Amalnathan/Valeria Teran (SCSU) def. Hannah Eifert/Franzi Heinemann (GS) 7-6