Patriot Women beat Lakers 7-2 in Top 10 match-up

MORROW, GA – Ninth-ranked Francis Marion University beat 10th-ranked Clayton State University 7-2, Sunday (March 29) in Peach Belt Conference women’s tennis action, halting Clayton State’s six-match winning streak.

Francis Marion ups its overall record to 13-3 and its PBC mark to 6-2, while the Lakers fall to 9-4 and 6-3. The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was pushed back a day because of rain.

Francis Marion won all three doubles matches and four of six singles matches.

At the No.1 doubles spot, Francis Marion’s Kristyna Horakova and Jitka Gavdunova defeated the nation’s second-ranked duo of Katie White and Viktoriya Semyrodenko 8-4. At No. 1 singles in a battle of two nationally-ranked players, FMU’s ninth-ranked Tereza Sykorova lost a three-set 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision to Clayton State’s 37th-ranked Katie White.

Francis Marion will play host to Augusta State University on Wednesday at 2 p.m.


Women’s Tennis Match Results
Francis Marion vs Clayton State
Mar 29, 2009 at Morrow, GA

#9 Francis Marion 7, #10 Clayton State 2
Singles competition
1. #37 Katie White (CLAYTON) def. #9 Tereza Sykorova (FMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Kristyna Horakova (FMU) def. #27 V. Semyrodenko (CLAYTON) 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-3
3. Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. M. Cercellenti (CLAYTON) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
4. Valeska Ibscher (FMU) def. V. Jasenovcova (CLAYTON) 6-4, 6-1
5. Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Evelin Csizi (CLAYTON) 6-4, 6-4
6. Selma Hidass (CLAYTON) def. Saskia Ludwig (FMU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kristyna Horakova/Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. #2 Katie White/V. Semyrodenko (CLAYTON) 8-4
2. Sabina Baberadova/Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Evelin Csizi/V. Jasenovcova (CLAYTON) 8-1
3. Valeska Ibscher/Saskia Ludwig (FMU) def. Selma Hidass/M. Cercellenti (CLAYTON) 8-4

Match Notes:
Francis Marion 13-3, 6-2 PBC; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #3
Clayton State 9-4, 6-3 PBC; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #4
T-2:30 A-21

Michael G. Hawkins