MATCH RESULTS (PDF)
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The No. 14 Valdosta State Lady Blazers pulled out a thrilling win over No. 15 Nova Southeastern on their home turf for a 5-4 victory in South Region women's tennis action on Friday at The VSU Tennis Courts on Friday afternoon in Valdosta, Ga.
Valdosta State fell behind early after dropping two out of three in doubles action. Isabella Lowrey and Liucelena Perez defeated
Bea Morales Hernandez and
Anke Poncelet, 8-5, at No. 1, and Nastassia Rubel teamed up with Simone Pratt to knock off VSU's
Sabrina Schmidt and Daniela Barta combo, 8-2, at No. 2.
Laura Ubeda and
Estes Widdershoven salvaged doubles play for Valdosta State, however, and kept the Lady Blazers in the match at No. 3 with an 8-4 victory over Arina Sharonova and Alex Kaeser.
In singles action, Perez overtook Morales Hernandez, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1, and NSU's Rubel defeated Schmidt at No. 3 to put the Blazers on the ropes with a 4-1 advantage. Valdosta State refused to call it quits though, as
Joanna Lario picked up a tight 6-4, 7-5 win over Agasse at No. 6, and Barta scored a win at No. 5, after Lowrey was forced to retire early while trailing 6-3, 6-2.
Poncelet also landed a convincing win at No. 4 with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph, and Ubeda put together a gutsy effort to pull out a come-from-behind, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, victory to seal the Lady Blazers' comeback effort.
With the win, Valdosta State improved to 1-1 on the season, while the Sharks fell to 1-2 overall.
Valdosta State returns to action on the road against Georgia College and State for a Sunday afternoon match at 1:00 p.m.
