#5 Tennis Slips Against #10 SCAD-Savannah

Savannah, Ga.- The #5 Brenau tennis team fell to #10 SCAD-Savannah 5-4 in a hard fought contest between two nationally ranked teams on Friday.

The Golden Tigers took an early 2-1 advantage with wins at #1 and #3 doubles. However, the Bees opened singles play with a victory at #4 singles as Valerie Droop defeated Kirsten Dickins 6-2, 6-0 to even the match at 2-2. Brenau answered as Juana Zambrano defeated Johanna Weber 6-4, 6-0 to give her team a 3-2 advantage through five matches.

The heated competition continued with a split at #1 and #2 singles, and then a Bees victory at #6 singles evened the match at 4-4. In the final match, the Bees' Nicole Katzarkov outlasted Evelin Gouveia 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(2) to clinch the win.

"It was such a hard fought match from the first point in doubles until the last point in singles," said head coach Andre Ferreira. "SCAD Savannah has a solid team and we hung in there, fought and came short by a slim margin."

"We are coming to the end of our regular season with four more matches to go, including the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 ranked teams in the AAC. We will focus on ways to maintain and elevate our team level to finish the regular season on a strong note."

Brenau (6-5 overall, 5-0 AAC) continues its rigorous schedule with a non-conference matchup against Furman University on Sunday at 3:30 pm in Greenville, SC.

Savannah College Of Art & Design def. Brenau University (Ga.) 5-4


S1: Priya Sukkahana def. Rebecca Pijls 6-3, 6-2
S2: Peeraya Charoensirisutthikul def. Haley Morrissey 6-4, 6-4
S3: Juana Zambrano def. Johanna Weber 6-4, 6-0
S4: Valerie Droop def. Kirsten Dickins 6-2, 6-0
S5: Nicole Katzarkov def. Evelin Gouveia 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(2)
S6: Tova Tobrand def. Valentina Pabon 6-2, 4-6, 6-0

D1: Peeraya Charoensirisutthikul / Rebecca Pijls def. Johanna Weber / Priya Sukkahana 9-7
D2: Haley Morrissey / Tova Tobrand def. Kirsten Dickins / Evelin Gouveia 8-3
D3: Juana Zambrano / Valentina Pabon def. Nicole Katzarkov / Valerie Droop 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 5*)