Sunday, March 1
Macon, Ga.
2 p.m.
Mercer University
3
vs
4
Georgia Southern
Photo by: Mitch Robinson
Bears Drop Tightly Contested Match to Georgia Southern, 4-3
3/1/2020 6:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Mercer's Alara Hollyfield has won four consecutive singles matches
Macon, Ga. – The Mercer women's tennis team suffered a narrow setback to the Georgia Southern Eagles, 4-3, at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center on Sunday.
The day began with doubles action, and Maeva Roquebert and  Mary Courville made quick work of Arianne DeWinter and Mila Hartig with a 6-1 win at No. 1.
Georgia Southern tied doubles play when Paula Boixader and Charlotte Van Diemen topped Marie Mottet and Lauren Rich, 6-3.
The Bears (3-7) were able to clinch the doubles point thanks to Alara Hollyfield and Anna Sovic winning a tightly contested match at No. 3, 7-6 (2).
When singles play began, Mercer extended its lead to 2-0 when Roquebert cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Boixader in the top flight.
Georgia Southern (6-3) won its first match of the day at No. 6 as Paula Hijos topped Sovic, 6-1, 6-0. The Eagles proceeded to tie things with a win in the No. 4 position. Rich won a pair of games in both sets but fell to Van Diemen by a pair of 2-6 scores.
Courville lost a hard-fought match in three sets at No. 3 ,and Georgia Southern briefly took a 3-2 lead.
Hollyfield battled for a come-from-behind win over Nadja Meier in the No. 2 position. After losing the opening set, 4-6, she tied the match with a 7-5 win in set two and earned the victory with a dominant 6-1 win in the third set.
In the final match of the day, Mottet battled for three sets at No. 5. After winning set one, 6-1, she lost set two, 5-7. In the winner-take-all third set, the Eagles' Mila Hartig won, 6-4, to clinch the match.
How it Happened
SINGLES (Order of Finish: 1,6,4,3,2,5)
The Bears will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Wednesday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m.
The day began with doubles action, and Maeva Roquebert and  Mary Courville made quick work of Arianne DeWinter and Mila Hartig with a 6-1 win at No. 1.
Georgia Southern tied doubles play when Paula Boixader and Charlotte Van Diemen topped Marie Mottet and Lauren Rich, 6-3.
The Bears (3-7) were able to clinch the doubles point thanks to Alara Hollyfield and Anna Sovic winning a tightly contested match at No. 3, 7-6 (2).
When singles play began, Mercer extended its lead to 2-0 when Roquebert cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Boixader in the top flight.
Georgia Southern (6-3) won its first match of the day at No. 6 as Paula Hijos topped Sovic, 6-1, 6-0. The Eagles proceeded to tie things with a win in the No. 4 position. Rich won a pair of games in both sets but fell to Van Diemen by a pair of 2-6 scores.
Courville lost a hard-fought match in three sets at No. 3 ,and Georgia Southern briefly took a 3-2 lead.
Hollyfield battled for a come-from-behind win over Nadja Meier in the No. 2 position. After losing the opening set, 4-6, she tied the match with a 7-5 win in set two and earned the victory with a dominant 6-1 win in the third set.
In the final match of the day, Mottet battled for three sets at No. 5. After winning set one, 6-1, she lost set two, 5-7. In the winner-take-all third set, the Eagles' Mila Hartig won, 6-4, to clinch the match.
How it Happened
SINGLES (Order of Finish: 1,6,4,3,2,5)
- Maeva Roquebert def. Paula Boixader, 6-4, 6-3
- Alara Hollyfield def. Nadja Meier, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Arianne De Winter def. Mary Courville, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Charlotte Van Diemen def. Lauren Rich, 6-2, 6-2
- Mila Hartig def. Marie Mottet, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Paula Hijos def. Anna Sovic, 6-1, 6-0
- Roquebert/Courville def. De Winter/Hartig, 6-0
- Boixaden/Van Diemen def. Mottet/Rich, 6-3
- Hollyfield/Sovic def. Daniel/Meier, 7-6 (2)
- The Bears won the doubles point for the fourth time this season and third time in the past four matches
- Roquebert picked up win number three with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1
- Hollyfield has won four straight matches and is now 5-4 on the year
- Mercer still has four contests remaining as part of its seven-match homestand
The Bears will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Wednesday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Boixader, Paula / 0 [GS]
43
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Meier, Nadja / 0 [GS]
651
476
#3 Singles Match
123
de Winter, Arianne / 0 [GS]
266
642
#4 Singles Match
12
van Diemen,Charlotte / 0 [GS]
66
22
#5 Singles Match
123
Hartig, Mila / 0 [GS]
176
654
#6 Singles Match
12
Hijos, Paula / 0 [GS]
66
10
Order of Finish:
1,6,4,3,2,5
Players Mentioned
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