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By: Josh Fuller

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The seventh-ranked Columbus State University women's tennis team return to action on Sunday blanking Montevallo 5-0 in a Peach Belt Conference match. The action took place at the UM Tennis Court Complex.

The Lady Cougars improve to 16-2 and 11-0 in PBC play while Montevallo is now 16-7 and 4-7 in conference.

CSU swept doubles play to go up 3-0 before singles action. At the top spot, 19^th-ranked Giorgia Vitale and Camila Tobar had no problem winning the match 8-2. Beatriz Leon and Olivera Tadijin also breezed by their opponents 8-3 at second doubles to record a victory. To cap off the sweep, Kirsa Utech and Rachael Williams took third doubles 8-4.

Needing just two wins to clinch the match, Tobar and Leon ran the race to pick up victories taking third and fourth singles, respectively. Tobar won her match 6-0, 6-1 while Leon posted the 6-1, 6-0 victory.

In the unfinished matches, Tadijin and Saravinder Pannu both won their first sets 6-1. Utech was knotted up at four-all in the first set while Vitale was down a set at first singles.

Columbus State will be back in action on Thursday, April 13 taking on another top-10 opponent. The Lady Cougars will play sixth-ranked West Florida in Pensacola, Fla.

Singles
1. Alina Munteanu (UM) vs. #21 Giorgia Vitale (CSU) 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
2. Emily Beatty (UM) vs. #29 Kirsa Utech (CSU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Camila Tobar (CSU) def. Merel Van Zutphen (UM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Beatriz Leon (CSU) def. Rayne Sinclair (UM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Lauren Pero (UM) vs. Olivera Tadijin (CSU) 1-6, 2-0, unfinished
6. Allie Whitley (UM) vs. Saravinder Pannu (CSU) 1-6, 0-5, unfinished

Doubles
1. #19 Giorgia Vitale/Camila Tobar (CSU) def. Alice Copland/Rayne Sinclair (UM) 8-2
2. Beatriz Leon/Olivera Tadijin (CSU) def. Julia Berg/Amanda Gautreaux (UM) 8-3
3. Kirsa Utech/Rachael Williams (CSU) def. Emily Beatty/Allie Whitley (UM) 8-4