#4 FMU women netters fall at Clayton State 6-3

MORROW, Ga. – Eleventh-ranked Clayton State University won five of six singles matches to capture 6-3 Peach Belt Conference victory over fourth-ranked Francis Marion University, Saturday afternoon (March 20) in women’s tennis action at Laker Courts.

Clayton State improves to 9-4 overall and 6-2 in the Peach Belt, while Francis Marion drops to 8-3 and 4-2.

At No.1 singles, Clayton State’s Katie White, ranked 17th in the nation, outlasted FMU senior Tereza Sykorova (ranked No. 6) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Francis Marion’s Sabina Baberadova won at No.2 singles 1-6, 6-1, 7-6, while Patriot Mona Blauen lost in three sets at No.4 singles.

The Patriots won two of the three doubles matches, including a showdown at No. 1 featuring two nationally-ranked teams. Francis Marion’s second-ranked team of Sykorova and Baberadova won a 9-7 thriller over Clayton State’s seventh-ranked team of White and Viktoriya Semyrodenko.

Francis Marion plays at the University of Montevallo on Sunday at noon (eastern time).

Women’s Tennis Match Results

Mar 20, 2010 at Morrow, Georgia

#11 Clayton State 6, #4 Francis Marion University 3

Singles competition

1. #17 Katie White (CLSW) def. #6 Tereza Sykorova (FMU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

2. #8 Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Ivana Kommelova (CLSW) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

3. V. Semyrodenko (CLSW) def. #26 Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) 6-4, 6-2

4. Marie Cercelletti (CLSW) def. Mona Blauen (FMU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0

5. Evelin Csizi (CLSW) def. Kerry Hall (FMU) 6-1, 6-2

6. Jessica Budd (CLSW) won by walkover

Doubles competition

1. #2 Tereza Sykorova/Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. #7 Katie White/V. Semyrodenko (CLSW) 9-7

2. Mona Blauen/Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Marie Cercelletti/Ivana Kommelova (CLSW) 9-7

3. Charlotte Fabricius/Jessica Budd (CLSW) won by walkover

Match Notes:

Francis Marion University 8-3, 4-2 PBC; National ranking #4; Regional ranking #2

Clayton State 9-4 , 6-2 PBC; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #4

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