ATLANTA – Mercer's women's tennis team battled in-state Georgia Tech on Monday evening, falling to the Yellow Jackets by a 7-0 score.
 
The Bears' No. 1 doubles pair - Mary Courville and Naya Tillitt - gave the 14th-ranked pair in the country a thrilling 6-4 affair but came out on the wrong side of it.
 
Mercer will be back in action on Thursday as it battles another in-state opponent, Georgia Southern, at 3 p.m.
 
 
Georgia Tech 7, Mercer 0
 
Singles competition
1. #67 Carol Lee (GT) def. Mary Courville (MER) 6-1, 6-0
2. #123 Ava Hrastar (GT) def. Naya Tillitt (MER) 6-2, 6-2
3. #64 Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. Lauren Rich (MER) 6-1, 6-0
4. Mahak Jain (GT) def. Lekha Varudandi (MER) 6-1, 6-1
5. Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Francesca Franchi (MER) 6-1, 6-2
6. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. Kristin Yordanova (MER) 6-3, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. #14 Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura (GT) def. Mary Courville/Naya Tillitt (MER) 6-4
2. Gia Cohen/Ruth Marsh (GT) def. Lekha Varudandi/Kristin Yordanova (MER) 6-0
3. Ava Hrastar/Monika Dedaj (GT) def. Lauren Rich/Francesca Franchi (MER) 6-1
 
Match Notes:
Mercer Women's Tennis 5-5
Georgia Tech 3-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,5,3,4,2,6)
Match played indoors