MONTGOMERY, Ala. -  In a makeup match from earlier in the season due to inclement weather, the Valdosta State women's tennis team downed Christian Brothers 6-1 Saturday afternoon in Montgomery, Ala.
 
The Blazers improved to 5-6 on the year and 4-2 in Gulf South Conference play, while CBU fell to 9-7 overall and 3-7 in league play.  VSU opened the match, winning all three doubles matches to earn the team point.  Freshman Evelyn Altmaier and junior Natalie Kohoutkova easily handled Viktoria Grigoreva and Ellie Hire at No. 3, 6-2, while junior Olivia Pezo and freshman Kayla Greco won 6-2 at No. 2 over Gabriela Marin and Beatriz Costa and freshman Jorja Reynolds and sophomore Anastasiia Vorobiova won 6-4 at the top spot over Fleur Verkuijl and Chelsea Dzenga.
 
Pezo put VSU up 2-0 with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles over Dzenga, while Greco downed Verkujl 6,-0, 6-1 at No. 3 for a 3-0 lead and clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win by Reynolds at No. 5 over Hire.  Kohoutkova rallied at the top spot after losing the first set to Costa, 6-4, for a 6-3 victory, but Costa finished with a 6-2 win for CBU's lone victory.  Altmaier won in three sets at No. 6 as the player split the first two sets with Altmaier winning in the super tiebreaker 11-9. 
 
The Blazers travel down to Pensacola, Fla., for a pair of matches Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. ET versus West Georgia in the Red Clay Rivalry Series and then at 2 p.m. versus No. 15-ranked Mississippi College.  Check back with vstateblazers.com for recaps and stats on the matches Sunday.