MONTGOMERY, Ala. -  Just six days after ending the regular season with a 4-2 victory over Lee, the No. 25 Blazer women's tennis team downed Lee Saturday 4-0 in the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Gulf South Conference Championship. 
 
The Blazers, who improved to 11-11 on the year and are the two-seed in the conference tournament, battle third-seeded Auburn Montgomery at 3:30 p.m. ET at Lagoon Park.  VSU upset then-No. 5 AUM, 5-2 in Valdosta on Apr. 10 during the regular season.   Lee finished the season at 9-7 following the loss Saturday.
 
VSU won two of the three doubles matches to take the early lead and set the momentum for the win.  Junior Kayla Greco and freshman Aneta Poborilova won 6-3 at No. 2 doubles, while sophomore Evelyn Altmaier and freshman Natalie Rainke won 6-4 at No. 3 to claim the point.  Lee's top duo of No. 25 Maria Duarte and Ashleigh Simes won 6-1 over Blazer tandem of freshman Denisa Hanakova and junior Olivia Pezo. 
 
Altmaier won 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles spot for a 2-0 lead, while Pezo handed Duarte a 6-0, 6-2 setback at No. 5 for a 3-0 lead and Poborilova made quick work of Kanna Kobayakawa 6-1, 6-2, to clinch the match.  Lee won the first set in each of the three remaining matches.  VSU improved to 47-29 all-time in the GSC Championship following the victory.