Sunday, January 26
Macon, Ga.
Noon
Mercer University
2
vs
4
Florida Gulf Coast
Women's Tennis Drops Close Match, 4-2 To FGCU
1/26/2025 4:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer women's tennis team dropped a close match, 4-2 to Florida Gulf Coast Sunday afternoon from LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.
With Florida Gulf Coast leading, 3-2 the Eagles clinched the match in a close three set match on court five between Mercer's Marie Bannmeyer and Florida Gulf Coast's Nora Svennson. Svennson won the match, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.
The day started off with doubles action where FGCU's Svennson and Paloma Goldsmith defeated Emilia Cosatto and Jelena Gojkovic, 6-3 on court two. Mercer won the second doubles match on court three as Bannmeyer and Dzhastina Mikhnova defeated FGCU's Gabriela Macias and Anjali Kotecha, 6-3. FGCU ultimately won the last doubles match to win the doubles point as the Eagles' Isabella Colmenares and Ashley Matz defeated Mercer's Marina de Diego Quinones and Tea Zivic, 6-3.
In singles play, Marina de Diego Quinones won by injury default against FGCU's Isabella Colmenares. The match was called in the first set after de Diego Quinones got off to a good start leading 3-0. The Eagles' Gabriella Macias defeated Tea Zivic, 6-1, 6-4 on court four to give FGCU a 2-1 lead in the match.
On court six, Paloma Goldsmith of FGCU won a close match in two sets against Lea von Kozierowski, 6-4, 7-5. The Bears stayed alive by winning the next match as Emilia Cosatto grinded out a three set match after dropping the first set against FGCU's Ashley Matz, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to make it 3-2 FGCU on the team scoreboard.
On court five, Florida Gulf Coast's Nora Svennson was able to hold off Marie Bannmeyer in a back-and-forth match in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 to give FGCCU the 4-2 win. The last singles match went unfinished between Dzhastina Mikhnova and FGCU's Anjali Kotecha after Kotecha won the first set 6-1 before Mikhnova came back to win the second set, 7-5.
Up next for the Bears is a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina to play Charlotte on Thursday, Jan. 30. The match is scheduled to begin at noon.
With Florida Gulf Coast leading, 3-2 the Eagles clinched the match in a close three set match on court five between Mercer's Marie Bannmeyer and Florida Gulf Coast's Nora Svennson. Svennson won the match, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.
The day started off with doubles action where FGCU's Svennson and Paloma Goldsmith defeated Emilia Cosatto and Jelena Gojkovic, 6-3 on court two. Mercer won the second doubles match on court three as Bannmeyer and Dzhastina Mikhnova defeated FGCU's Gabriela Macias and Anjali Kotecha, 6-3. FGCU ultimately won the last doubles match to win the doubles point as the Eagles' Isabella Colmenares and Ashley Matz defeated Mercer's Marina de Diego Quinones and Tea Zivic, 6-3.
In singles play, Marina de Diego Quinones won by injury default against FGCU's Isabella Colmenares. The match was called in the first set after de Diego Quinones got off to a good start leading 3-0. The Eagles' Gabriella Macias defeated Tea Zivic, 6-1, 6-4 on court four to give FGCU a 2-1 lead in the match.
On court six, Paloma Goldsmith of FGCU won a close match in two sets against Lea von Kozierowski, 6-4, 7-5. The Bears stayed alive by winning the next match as Emilia Cosatto grinded out a three set match after dropping the first set against FGCU's Ashley Matz, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to make it 3-2 FGCU on the team scoreboard.
On court five, Florida Gulf Coast's Nora Svennson was able to hold off Marie Bannmeyer in a back-and-forth match in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 to give FGCCU the 4-2 win. The last singles match went unfinished between Dzhastina Mikhnova and FGCU's Anjali Kotecha after Kotecha won the first set 6-1 before Mikhnova came back to win the second set, 7-5.
Up next for the Bears is a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina to play Charlotte on Thursday, Jan. 30. The match is scheduled to begin at noon.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Ashley Matz / 0 [FGCU]
634
466
#2 Singles Match
12
Isabella Colmenares / 0 [FGCU]
00
3WR
#3 Singles Match
123
Gabriela Macias / 0 [FGCU]
650
17UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Anjali Kotecha / 0 [FGCU]
66
14
#5 Singles Match
123
Nora Svensson / 0 [FGCU]
476
664
#6 Singles Match
12
Paloma Goldsmith / 0 [FGCU]
67
45
Order of Finish:
2,4,6,1,5
Players Mentioned
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