Jacksonville 5, Georgia Southern 2
STATESBORO, Ga. - After two hard fought doubles matches, the Georgia Southern women’s tennis team could not survive Jacksonville University Friday afternoon (April 7), falling 5-2.
The doubles teams of Szilvia Zsakay & Lauren Wolken at No. 1, and Heather Reynolds & Molly Maddox at No. 2 both lost tough matches to give JU the opening point. Zsakay and Wolken battled Emese Sulyos and Lena Willi to extra points, eventually being set down 9-7. Reynolds and Maddox played Megan Williams and Nanar Airapetian close before falling 8-5.
Singles play saw Georgia Southern (5-14, 2-5 SoCon) drop flights one thru four, but pick up victories at No. 5 & 6. Reynolds earned her 10th win this spring with a 6-0, 6-0 win over JU’s Elizabeth Styles in the fifth spot, and freshman Shea Huxtable got her third win from the No. 6 position, and fourth overall, with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Keri Zwikker.
The Lady Eagles will look to defeat UT-Chattanooga tomorrow in their final home match of the year. Seniors Zsakay and Kim Wollett will be honored when the match gets underway at 10 a.m.
Due to the threat of weather in the area, match time for 4/8/06 has been moved up from 1:00 p.m. to 10 a.m.
JU 5, GSU 2
Doubles
1. Sulyos/Willi (JU) def. Wolken/Zsakay (GSU) 9-7
2. Williams/Airapetian (JU) def. Reynolds/Maddox (GSU) 8-5
3. Wollett/Matlosz (GSU) def. Zwikker/Styles (JU) 8-1
Singles
1. Emese Sulyos (JU) def. Szilvia Zsakay (GSU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Lena Willi (JU) def. Molly Maddox (GSU) 6-7(1), 6-3, 10-1
3. Nanar Airapetian (JU) def. Lauren Wolken (GSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Megan Williams (JU) def. Kim Wollett (GSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Heather Reynolds (GSU) def. Elizabeth Styles (JU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Shea Huxtable (GSU) def. Keri Zwikker (JU) 6-0, 6-0