COLUMBUS, Ga. – The No. 54 Valdosta State women's tennis team fell at No. 4 Columbus State Wednesday afternoon, 5-2.  With the loss, VSU dropped to 7-11 on the year, while CSU improved to 14-4. 
 
CSU swept the doubles point as VSU freshmen Magda Tuells Bonet and Natalie Kohoutkova lost to No. 17 Valentina Abrile and Mariana Ramirez, 6-1.  It marked the second time the duo had played together this spring and the first outing in singles or doubles for Kohoutkova since Mar. 7.    Freshman Anastasiia Vorobiova and sophomore Rachelle Starreveld dropped a 6-4 decision at No. 2 to Neila Trklja and Agostina Bigotti, 6-4, while freshmen sisters Adriana and Andrea Barrio lost at No. 3, 6-4, to Yelena Labat and Luciana Galves.
 
Labat won at No. 4 singles over freshman Elisa Beau, 6-3, 6-0, for a 2-0 CSU lead as CSU won the top four singles positions to clinch the match. At No. 5, Adriana Barrio continued her strong season as she defeated Galves, 6-3, 6-4, while Starreveld won at No. 6, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8, for the final 5-2 margin.
 
The Blazers return home for the final two matches of the regular season, first facing No. 17 Flagler on Friday at 2 p.m. at the VSU Tennis Complex and then next Wednesday at 3 p.m. versus Auburn Montgomery.