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DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The 8
th-ranked Columbus State University women's tennis team recorded their fourth straight 7-0 sweep, this time taking down 12
th-ranked North Georgia. The Peach Belt Conference match took place at the UNG Tennis Complex.
The Lady Cougars faced two nationally-ranked doubles teams in the first and second spots but easily took care of business to earn the doubles point.
Marleen Tilgner and
Luise Sachs teamed up at the top spot to take down 50
th-ranked Holly Bennett and Vaishali Jorge 6-3. One court over it was
Beatriz Lopez and
Noa Davico who took care of business against 38
th-ranked Emma Etelalahti and Adrienne Bofinger 6-4.
Over at third doubles it was
Candice Paya and
Natalia Kattah Paz who picked up the 6-2 win over their counterparts to give the Lady Cougars the doubles sweep.
After a strong start CSU kept it rolling into singles play as five of the six courts ended in straight set wins for Columbus State.
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th-ranked Lopez took down 15
th-ranked Vaishali Jorge 7-5, 6-1 in second singles to give the Lady Cougars another point. Over at third singles it was a dominating 6-1, 6-1 triumph for Paya over Bennett.
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th-ranked Sachs grabbed the victory at fourth singles with a 6-3, 6-4 scoreline while Davico cruised her way to a 6-1, 6-2 point at the fifth spot. Finally over at sixth singles it was Paz who picked up the 6-2, 6-3 straight set point for the Lady Cougars.
The only court to go to three sets was at the top spot with 34
th-ranked Tilgner taking on 63
rd-ranked Bofinger. In a tightly contested match it was Tilger who came away with the opening set 7-6 before Bofinger responded by the same score in set number two. In the tiebreaker, Tilgner gutted out a 10-9 win as CSU came away victorious on every single court.
Columbus State will travel to Young Harris on Sunday, April 7 to take on the Mountain Lions. The match is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m.
