Mercer's Alara Hollyfield
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Mercer's Alara Hollyfield

Women's Tennis

Mercer falls at Georgia Southern

Bears downed 4-0

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Mercer women's tennis team dropped their match, 4-0, to Georgia Southern on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The match was closer than the score looks. Mercer was up one set in two matches and had just forced a third set in an unfinished match.
 
In No. 1 singles, Maeva Roquebert won the first set 6-3. She was looking to when her match but was tied at 5-5 in the second set before the match went unfinished. Kristin Yordanovawon her first set 7-5 in No. 6 singles. She was trailing in the second set but the match went unfinished.
 
After falling in the first set, 7-5, Mary Courville answered back in No. 3 singles. She came back and won the second set 6-2, forcing a third set but the third set never got underway and the match went unfinished.
 
The Bears took the top flight in doubles to open the day. Courville and Roquebert won 6-3 over Charlotte Van Diemen and Sophie Wagemaker. After dropping No. 3 singles, 6-4, the doubles point came down to the second doubles team. However, the Bear came out on the short side of things and lost 7-5.
 
Mercer continued to battle in singles action. Lekha Varudandi and Alara Hollyfield lost close-set ones before falling in the second set. Lauren Rich competed in No. 4 singles put it was not enough for the Bears.
 
How It Happened
SINGLES (Order: 2, 5, 4)
1. Maeva Roquebert vs. Paula Boixader, 6-3, 5-5 unfinished
2. Nadja Meier def. Alara Hollyfield, 6-4, 6-0
3. Mary Courville vs. Sophie Wagemaker, 5-7, 6-2 unfinished
4. Charlotte Van Diemen def. Lauren Rich, 6-2, 6-0
5. Mila Hartig def. Lekha Varudandi, 6-4, 6-0
6. Kristin Yordanova vs. Elizabeth Goines, 7-5, 1-4 unfinished

DOUBLES (Order: 1, 3, 2)
1. Maeva Roquebert/Mary Courville def. Charlotte van Dieman/Sophie Wagemaker, 6-3
2. Paula Boixader/Nadja Meier def. Lauren Rich/Alara Hollyfield, 7-5
3. Elizabeth Goines/Sonja Keranen def. Lekha Varudandi/Kristin Yordanova, 6-4

Up Next
Mercer will host Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Southern Conference foe Samford on Sunday at 1 p.m. as part of five consecutive home contests.