
Women’s Tennis Falls in Doubleheader to Georgia Tech
1/21/2020 10:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bears back in action on Feb. 7
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Mercer women's tennis team was swept by Georgia Tech in a doubleheader on Tuesday evening at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.
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The Bears dropped set one, 7-0, before falling in match two, 4-0. In the first match, the Bears Alara Hollyfield took the first set over No. 73 ITA singles player, Gia Cohen, 7-5. Cohen answered back taking the second set 6-3. Hollyfield and Cohen played a super tiebreak and Holly field came out just short falling 10-7.
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Mercer continued to battle in the second match of the day. After dropping the doubles point, Mercer's Maeva Roquebert took the first set over No. 73 Cohen 6-1 in No. 1 singles. Cohen answered back and took set to 6-3, but the match went unfinished. Marie Mottet trailed after dropping set one but was tied 3-3 in set two before going unfinished.
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Match One
SINGLES (Order: 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2)
1. No. 53 Kenya Jones def. Maeva Roquebert, 6-0, 6-0
2. Â No. 73 Gia Cohen def. Alara Hollyfield, 5-7, 6-3, (10-7)
3. Victoria Flores def. Mary Courville, 6-1, 6-0
4. Nami Otsuka def. Lauren Rich, 6-0, 6-2
5. Rosie Garcia Gross def. Marie Mottet, 6-1, 7-5
6. Nadia Gizdova def. Anna Sovic, 6-1, 6-0
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DOUBLESÂ (Order: 1, 3, 2)
1.#51 Flores/Jones def. Roquebert/Courville, 6-2
2. Monika Dedaj/Garcia Gross def. Rich/Mottet, 6-2
3. Cohen/Otsuka def. Sovic/Hollyfield, 6-1
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Match Two
SINGLES (Order: 3, 6, 4)
1.No. 73 Gia Cohen vs. Maeva Roquebert, 1-6, 6-3, 2-1 Unfinished
2. Victoria Flores vs. Alara Hollyfield, 6-3, 3-1 Unfinished
3. Rosie Garcia Gross def. Mary Courville, 6-0, 6-2
4. Nadia Gizdova def. Lauren Rich, 6-3, 6-2
5. Monika Dedaj vs. Marie Mottet, 6-2, 3-3 Unfinished
6. Sophia Sassoli def. Anna Sovic, 6-1 6-2
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DOUBLES (Order: 3, 1, 2)
1.No. 51 Flores/Kenya Jones def. Mottet/Rich, 6-1
2. Dedaj/Garcia Gross def. Roquebert/Courville, 6-2
3. Nami Otsuka/Cohen def. Ericka Chavarria/Sarah Huynh, 6-0
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Up Next
Following the doubleheader with Georgia Tech, The Bears return to action on Friday, Feb. 7 when they travel to Cullowhee, N.C. to open SoCon play against Western Carolina.
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Follow the BearsÂ
For complete coverage of Mercer Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWTennis and @MercerMTennis (Twitter) and /MercerWTennis and /MercerMensTennis (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears dropped set one, 7-0, before falling in match two, 4-0. In the first match, the Bears Alara Hollyfield took the first set over No. 73 ITA singles player, Gia Cohen, 7-5. Cohen answered back taking the second set 6-3. Hollyfield and Cohen played a super tiebreak and Holly field came out just short falling 10-7.
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Mercer continued to battle in the second match of the day. After dropping the doubles point, Mercer's Maeva Roquebert took the first set over No. 73 Cohen 6-1 in No. 1 singles. Cohen answered back and took set to 6-3, but the match went unfinished. Marie Mottet trailed after dropping set one but was tied 3-3 in set two before going unfinished.
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Match One
SINGLES (Order: 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2)
1. No. 53 Kenya Jones def. Maeva Roquebert, 6-0, 6-0
2. Â No. 73 Gia Cohen def. Alara Hollyfield, 5-7, 6-3, (10-7)
3. Victoria Flores def. Mary Courville, 6-1, 6-0
4. Nami Otsuka def. Lauren Rich, 6-0, 6-2
5. Rosie Garcia Gross def. Marie Mottet, 6-1, 7-5
6. Nadia Gizdova def. Anna Sovic, 6-1, 6-0
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DOUBLESÂ (Order: 1, 3, 2)
1.#51 Flores/Jones def. Roquebert/Courville, 6-2
2. Monika Dedaj/Garcia Gross def. Rich/Mottet, 6-2
3. Cohen/Otsuka def. Sovic/Hollyfield, 6-1
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Match Two
SINGLES (Order: 3, 6, 4)
1.No. 73 Gia Cohen vs. Maeva Roquebert, 1-6, 6-3, 2-1 Unfinished
2. Victoria Flores vs. Alara Hollyfield, 6-3, 3-1 Unfinished
3. Rosie Garcia Gross def. Mary Courville, 6-0, 6-2
4. Nadia Gizdova def. Lauren Rich, 6-3, 6-2
5. Monika Dedaj vs. Marie Mottet, 6-2, 3-3 Unfinished
6. Sophia Sassoli def. Anna Sovic, 6-1 6-2
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DOUBLES (Order: 3, 1, 2)
1.No. 51 Flores/Kenya Jones def. Mottet/Rich, 6-1
2. Dedaj/Garcia Gross def. Roquebert/Courville, 6-2
3. Nami Otsuka/Cohen def. Ericka Chavarria/Sarah Huynh, 6-0
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Up Next
Following the doubleheader with Georgia Tech, The Bears return to action on Friday, Feb. 7 when they travel to Cullowhee, N.C. to open SoCon play against Western Carolina.
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Follow the BearsÂ
For complete coverage of Mercer Tennis, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWTennis and @MercerMTennis (Twitter) and /MercerWTennis and /MercerMensTennis (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,6,5,2
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