COLUMBUS – Columbus State women's tennis traveled to Montgomery, Ala. on Saturday afternoon for a match at Alabama State.

The Lady Cougars (2-2) dropped a 4-3 loss to the Hornets (3-6) at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center. CSU picked up wins at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 6 singles, but struggled in doubles, dropping two matches and leaving one unfinished.

Singles

1. Nikoline Gullacksen (CSU) def. Diana Craciun (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Mariana Ramirez (CSU) def. Melisa Mekic (ASU) 7-6, 6-3
3. Carmelle Vial (ASU) def. Laura Pesickova (CSU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Cleanne Pickel (ASU) def. Isadora Oliveira (CSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Kesmat El Tawil (ASU) def. Majra Djokic (CSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Sofia Lauretti (CSU) def. Ena Arnautovic (ASU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

1. Arnautovic/Pickel (ASU) def. Ramirez/Gullacksen (CS) 6-4
2. Mekic/Craciun (ASU) def. Annie Adams/Maria Markasov (CSU) 6-1
3. Oliveira/Pesickova (CSU) vs Vial/El Tawil (ASU) 5-5, UF

Next Up

• Columbus State will shift focus to a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 1 with Belmont Abbey (N.C.) and Montevallo (Ala.) coming to the John W. Walden Tennis Center.