Tennis Loses Close Match To Warhawks

In a battle of top SSAC teams, the #7 Brenau Golden Tigers tennis team fell just short of the #3 Auburn University-Montgomery Warhawks in a close 5-4 match.

In doubles play, Brenau dropped the first match, but rallied to win both the #1 and #2 matches to take a 2-1 lead into singles play.

After the Golden Tigers dropped their #5 and #1 matches, Brenau's Maria Perdomo Medina won her #2 match over Paula Diaz 6-3, 6-3 to even the match. #4 Stephanie Moniz came from behind to secure her match 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to give Brenau a 4-3 lead. After dropping the #5 match, the match came down to the #3 singles match.

Zalina Nazarova won the first set 6-4, but lost the second set 6-4. Going into the final set, Nazarova tried to fight through cramping, but was unable to finish.

#7 Brenau 4, #3 AUM 5

Doubles:

1. Jasova/Nazarova (BU) def. Curtis/Diaz (AUM) 8-6

2. Moniz/Perdomo (BU) def. Rudolfova/Phakamad (AUM) 8-3

3. Cunningham/Lenertz (AUM) def. Savina/Cohron (BU) 8-3

Singles:

1. Jade Curtis (AUM) def. Dominika Jasova (BU) 7-5, 6-1

2. Maria Perdomo Medina (BU) def. Paula Diaz (AUM) 6-3, 6-3

3. Chanel Cunnigham (AUM) def. Zalina Nazarova (BU) 4-6, 6-4, 3-1 retired

4. Stephanie Moniz (BU) def. Celine Lenertz (AUM) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0

5. Anna Rudolfova (AUM) def. Valeria Savina (BU) 6-0, 6-1

6. Bright Phakamad (AUM) def. Kelley Cohron (BU) 6-3, 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 3*)

Brenau (8-6, 6-1 SSAC) next hosts Georgia Perimeter College on Monday at 5 pm.