VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State women's tennis team put up a great effort, but fell 4-0 to No. 3 Saint Leo Friday afternoon at the VSU Tennis Complex.  
 
The Blazers fell to 3-5 on the year, while Saint Leo improved to 14-2.  In doubles, the Blazers gave a great effort, falling in the top two matches, 6-4.  Sophomore Anastasiia Vorobiova and senior Julia Saving gave No. 3-ranked Lavinia Lancellotti and Marta Vincens Miquel all they could handle at the top spot, while junior Olivia Pezo and freshman Kayla Greco did the same at No. 2 and freshman Evelyn Altmaier and junior Natalie Kohoutkova were leading 5-4 at No. 3 when the point was clinched by the Lions.
 
SLU had four players in singles ranked in the top 75 of the ITA Women's Division II singles rankings this week as No. 7 Vincens Miquel downed Kohoutkova 6-0, 6-1 at the top spot and Luiza Obermeier defeated Greco 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot and No. 63 Kamila Shailina won 6-1, 6-1 over Altmaier at the No. 5 position to clinch the match.
 
The Blazers head on the road next week as they play at Shorter on Tuesday, Mar. 28, at 2 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. match on Wednesday, Mar. 29 at Lee.  Check back with vstateblazers.com for more information.