AUGUSTA, GA – Eighth-ranked and third-seeded Columbus State University took two of three doubles matches and then won three singles matches in straight sets to earn a 5-2 win over 19th-ranked and sixth-seeded Francis Marion University, Friday afternoon (April 20) at the 2007 Peach Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament.
Francis Marion (13-7) will face the USC Upstate/Augusta State University loser on Saturday at 8 a.m. in the losers’ bracket.
The Patriots gained an 8-4 win at No.3 doubles by Magda Jezovicova and Elizabeth Lee, while FMU dropped a close 9-8 decision at No.2 doubles. FMU senior Kamini Murugaboopathy ran her singles record to 16-4 with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the No.2 position.
#8 Columbus State 5, #19 Francis Marion 2
April 20, 2007 at Augusta, Ga.
Singles:
1. Raluca Moldovan (CSU) vs. Sarka Vitkova (FMU) DNF
2. Kamini Murugaboopathy (FMU) def. Agata Polcyn (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Roxana Dondera (CSU) def. Jenny Ludwig (FMU) 7-5, 6-0
4. Gabriela Vasilescu (CSU) vs. Magda Jezoviciva (FMU) DNF
5. Daniela Castillo (CSU) def. Elizabeth Lee (FMU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Erin Reynolds (CSU) def. Sarah Hickman (FMU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles:
1. Raluca Moldovan/Agata Polcyn (CSU) def. Sarka Vitkova/Jenny Ludwig (FMU) 8-5
2. Daniela Castillo/Erin Reynolds (CSU) def. Kamini Murugaboopathy/Maria Covell (FMU) 9-8
3. Magda Jezovicova/Elizabeth Lee (FMU) def. Lindsey Groenewald/ Gabriela Vasilescu (CSU) 8-4
Match Notes: Columbus State 17-7 ; Francis Marion 13-7
