Brenau Tennis Overwhelms Clayton State

In their first match of the 2014 season, the #6 Brenau University Tennis team put on a strong performance, sweeping Clayton (Ga.) State University 9-0 on Saturday.

The team of Maria Perdomo Medina (Canary Island, Spain) and Stephanie Moniz (London, England) opened doubles play with a resounding 8-1 win over Clayton State's Raluca Pavel and Kristiin Mets.

Dominika Jasova (Kosice, Slovakia) and Zalina Nazarova (Nalchik, Russia) then wrapped up doubles play with an 8-3 win over Zinnia Leamana and Martina Dedaj.

In singles play, the Golden Tigers swept through each match, as #1 Dominika Jasova clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Zinnia Leamana.

"It was a really good start to the season today," said head coach Andre Ferreira. "I was really happy with the way we competed. I think having four experienced returning players made a difference. We will work on a few details this week and are looking forward to hosting North Georgia on Wednesday".

The Golden Tigers will host North Georgia on Wednesday with a match start time of 3 pm.

Match Results:

Doubles:

1. Jasova/Nazarova (BU) def. Leamana/Dedaj (CSU) 8-3

2. Perdomo Medina/Moniz (BU) def. Pavel/Mets (CSU) 8-1

3. Kiseleva/Savina (BU) def. no player/no player (CSU) default

Order of finish (2, 1)

Singles:

1. Dominika Jasova (BU) def. Zinnia Leamana (CSU) 6-0, 6-2

2. Maria Perdomo Medina (BU) def. Raluca Pavel (CSU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Stephanie Moniz (BU) def. Martina Dedaj (CSU) 7-5, 6-3

4. Zalina Nazarova (BU) def. Darina Drozdova (CSU) 6-2, 6-0

5. Valeria Savina (BU) def. Kristiin Mets (CSU) 6-3, 6-3

6. Snezhana Kiselava (BU) def. no player (CSU) default

Order of finish (1*, 2, 4, 5, 3)