COLUMBUS, GA. – The 19th-ranked Columbus State women's tennis team took No. 5 University of West Alabama down to the wire on Monday afternoon before falling by a 4-3 score at the John W. Walden Tennis Center.
Columbus State is now 6-4 overall, while the Tigers improve to 12-3 on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars took control with two wins in doubles play, starting with a 6-2 win at No. 3 by grad student Annie Adams and junior Maria Markosov.
- The tandem of senior Laura Pesickova and freshman Isabell Ek teamed together for a 6-3 win at No. 2 to clinch the point for CSU.
- In singles play, (27) Nikoline Gullacksen proved dominant in a 6-2, 6-4 win in the top flight over Shaira Rivera, the 10th-ranked singles player in the latest ITA rankings.
- West Alabama won in straight sets at Nos. 3 and 6 as well as a three-set win at No. 5 to earn three points.
- Redshirt-sophomore Sofia Lauretti went the distance on court No. 4 for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory to set up a winner-take-all match in the second flight.
- Junior Monika Temkova battled from start to finish before ultimately falling by a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 decision to 18th-ranked Alex Milliam to end the match.
UP NEXT
Columbus State stays in the state of Georgia for its next match against Young Harris College on Thursday, April 2, in Young Harris, Ga., at 2:00 p.m.
