PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 35 Valdosta State women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision on Sunday to No. 27 Mississippi College.  VSU now stands at 6-8 overall and 5-2 in Gulf South Conference play, while MC improved to 11-6 overall and 5-2 in league play. 
 
In doubles, Blazer top duo of freshman Denisa Hanakova and junior Viktoriia Fedorova upset No. 22 tandem of Elyangelica Alas and Feranda Cota, 7-6 (7-3), but MC won at Nos 2 and 3 to claim the team point.  At No. 2 doubles, freshman duo of Natalie Rainke and Aneta Poborilova dropped a 7-6 (7-4) decision and Emma Roberts and Maria Rodriguez downed juniors Olivia Pezo and Kayla Greco 6-4. 
 
In singles, Rainke won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 versus Alas for the only win.  Poborilova went three sets, falling in a tiebreaker with Cota at No. 3 singles 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), while Pezo lost 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 at No. 5 singles for the matches which went three sets.
 
The Blazers return home to host Auburn Montgomery in a key GSC matchup on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the VSU Tennis Complex.