STATESBORO, Ga.—The South Carolina State women's tennis team dropped a tough, 5-2, defeat to Georgia Southern Tuesday (Jan.26) at the Wallis Tennis Center.

It came down to the wire with both team's matches in  third sets, with the Lady Eagles holding on to win their first match of the 2016 Spring season.

In singles action junior Marketa Marcanikova def. Francisca Family  (6-3, 6,2). Meanwhile in doubles play Rassif/Brown  def. Francisca Norregaard/Lindsay Truscott (GSU) 6-1 and 1. Rassif/Brown (SCSU) def. Francisca Norregaard/Lindsay Truscott (GSU) 6-1.

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The Lady Bulldogs will  resume play Saturday (Jan.30)  aganist North Florida  in Jackson, Fla. First serve is 2  p.m.

Georgia Southern 5, South Carolina State 2
Singles competition
1. Giulia Riepe (GSU) def. Intissar Rassif (SCSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Mariana Ranzahuer (GSU) def. Oleksandra Fillippova (SCSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Lindsay Truscott (GSU) def. Andjela Vasic (SCSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Marketa Marcanikova (SCSU) def. Francisca Norregaard (GSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Emilia Bujan (GSU) def. Dakota Brown (SCSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Mary Phillips Smith (GSU) def. Carla Petreanu (SCSU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Rassif/Brown (SCSU) def. Francisca Norregaard/Lindsay Truscott (GSU) 6-1
2. Marcanikova/Roca (SCSU) def. Mary Phillips Smith/Mariana Ranzahuer (GSU) 6-0
3. Giulia Riepe/Emilia Bujan (GSU) def. Fillippova/Petreanu (SCSU) 6-0