Mercer University
Georgia Southern
Women's Tennis Falls To Georgia Southern, 5-2
1/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
STATESBORO, Ga. – The Mercer women's tennis team fell 5-2 to Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at the Wallis Tennis Center.
The Bears won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead in the match, but the Eagles quickly tied things up at 1-1 after taking the first singles point.
Haley Powell defeated Georgia Southern's Daria Vaskekina (6-2, 6-3) to pick up Mercer's second point of the day and put the Bears up 2-1. Georgia Southern won the final four singles matches to win, 5-2.
Next up, Mercer will host Savannah State on February 12 to open up the home slate of the 2015 season. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.
Georgia Southern 5, Mercer 2
Jan 31, 2015 | Statesboro, Ga. | Wallis Tennis Center
Singles
1. Jordana Klein (GSU) def. Xandra Fougner (MER) 6-4, 6-4
2. Mary Phillips Smith (GSU) def. Grace Korta (MER) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Anne Kurzweil (GSU) def. Roxy Bartz (MER) 6-0, 7-5
4. Haley Powell (MER) def. Daria Vasekina (GSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Giulia Riepe (GSU) def. Liza Klyachkin (MER) 6-2, 6-3
6. Francisca Norregaard (GSU) def. Laura Kelly (MER) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Mary Phillips Smith/Anne Kurzweil (GSU) def. Grace Korta/Roxy Bartz (MER) 6-1
2. Laura Kelly/Liza Klyachkin (MER) def. Francisca Norregaard/Daria Vasekina (GSU) 6-2
3. Haley Powell/Xandra Fougner (MER) def. Jordana Klein/Giulia Riepe (GSU) 6-2
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