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By: Josh Fuller

DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The eighth-ranked Columbus State University women's tennis team didn't show any signs of rust playing its first match in a week as the Lady Cougars swept North Georgia 9-0 Saturday afternoon. The Peach Belt Conference match took place at the UNG Tennis Complex in Dahlonega, Ga.

With the win, CSU is now 8-3 and a perfect 5-0 in PBC play. North Georgia is now 6-3 and 1-2 inside the conference.

All three doubles matches ended in the same result as CSU took all of the matches by a score of 8-4. At the top spot, 11^th-ranked Camila Tobar and Kirsa Utech downed Karina Gurgenyan and Sandra Ungricht 8-4. Beatriz Leon and Giorgia Vitale flew by Kathrin Waidner and Emma Etelalahti at the second spot. Olivera Tadijin and Rachael Williams were also 8-4 winners at the third position over Mathilde Baartvedt and Simone Krog.

In singles action, the Lady Cougars dropped just two sets in the six matches. In the marquee match, 14^th-ranked Leon defeated Waidner 6-4, 6-3. Tobar won at second singles besting Gurgenyan 6-4, 6-1. Playing at third singles, 50^th-ranked Utech roared back after dropping the first set to defeat Ungricht 2-6, 6-1, 6-0.

In another tight match, Tadijin edged by Baartvedt 7-5, 7-5 at fourth singles. Pannu won her second consecutive match taking down Lexa Rae Loden 6-3, 6-4 at the fifth spot. Playing just her third singles match of the year, Vitale won a three-set thriller 6-4, 4-6, 14-12 over Krog.

Columbus State will be right back in road action Sunday taking on Young Harris at 11 a.m.

Singles

1. #14 Beatriz Leon (CSU) def. Kathrin Waidner (UNG) 6-4, 6-3
2. Camila Tobar (CSU) def. Karina Gurgenyan (UNG) 6-4, 6-1
3. #50 Kirsa Utech (CSU) def. Sandra Ungricht (UNG) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Olivera Tadijin (CSU) def. Mathilde Baartvedt (UNG) 7-5, 7-5
5. Saravinder Pannu (CSU) def. Lexa Rae Loden (UNG) 6-3, 6-4
6. Giorgia Vitale (CS) def. Simone Krog (UNG) 6-4, 4-6, 14-12

Doubles

1. #11 Tobar/Utech (CSU) def. Gurgenyan/Ungricht (UNG) 8-4
2. Leon/Vitale (CSU) def. Waidner/Emma Etelalahti (UNG) 8-4
3. Tadijin/Williams (CSU) def. Baartvedt/Krog (UNG) 8-4