Brenau Tennis Excels At Grizzly Open

In the last event in the fall season, four members of the Brenau Golden Tiger tennis team competed in the Grizzly Open hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College.

In the women's round of 32, two players advanced, while two players lost their opening draw.

Maria Perdoma Medina (Canary Island, Spain) opened the tournament for the Golden Tigers with an 8-3 victory over Alabama State's Arantxia Wijngaarde. Dominika Jasova (Kosice, Slovakia) also won her opening match in convincing form, 8-1 over Georgia Southwestern's Victoria Ondo. Zalina Nazarova (Nalchik, Russia) and Snezhana Kiseleva fell in the opening round 8-2, 8-4, respectively.

In the round of 32, both Golden Tigers advanced in dominating fashion defeating a pair of Dalton State (GA) players. Perdoma defeated Laura-Sophie Winter 8-3, while teammate Jasova won 8-2 over Diana Narino.

In the quarterfinals, Perdomo's streak ended when she lost 8-4, while Jasova continued her strong play, winning 8-1 over host Georgia Gwinnett's Luma Schwab.

Jasova then escaped a close match in the semifinals versus the Grizzlies' Paloma Cortina, 8-5 to advance to the finals.

In the finals, Jasova dominated the championship match, winning 8-1.

In doubles play, the teams of Perdoma/Nazarova and Jasova/Kiseleva both advanced with strong opening round wins.

In the quarterfinal round the pairing of Perdomo/Nazarova continued to play well advancing with an 8-2 win over Winter/Narino of Dalton State (GA) University. However, Jasova/Kiseleva dropped their closely contested quarterfinal match, 8-7.

After dominating the semifinals, Perdomo/Nazarova fell to the team of Cortina/Svennson from the host school, 8-4.

"This tournament was the end of a great Fall season. Once again our team performed well against tough competitors," said head coach Andre Ferreira. "Taking the singles title at the A flight and having a doubles team in the finals of the women's A flight was a big deal. I am looking forward to next semester".