AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern tennis teams both lost Peach Belt Conference matches against North Georgia by a score of 7-2 at the Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
#30 NORTH GEORGIA 7, GSW MEN 2
The Hurricanes won two singles matches against the 30th-ranked Saints after falling behind 3-0 after doubles play.
Stephen Moore won at No. 5 singles for GSW 6-1, 6-1 over Sam Gantt. Valentin Demande evened his season record at 5-5 for the 'Canes with a victory at No. 6 over Mario Mesquita.
GSW has lost six of its last seven contests and looks to rebound on Friday at Fort Valley State.
Tennis Match Results
North Georgia vs Georgia Southwestern
Mar 13, 2013 at Americus, Ga.
(Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex)
#30 North Georgia 7, Georgia Southwestern 2
Singles competition
1. Felipe Friedrich (UNGM13) def. Evgeniy Vinogradov (GSW-M) 6-1, 6-4
2. Matheus Guida (UNGM13) def. Jake Koonce (GSW-M) 6-2, 7-6
3. Giovani Santos (UNGM13) def. Joseph Bjerregaard (GSW-M) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. Anthony Veryard (UNGM13) def. Matt Vansant (GSW-M) 6-1, 6-3
5. Stephen Moore (GSW-M) def. Sam Gantt (UNGM13) 6-1, 6-1
6. Valentin Demande (GSW-M) def. Mario Mesquita (UNGM13) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles competition
1. Felipe Friedrich/Matheus Guida (UNGM13) def. Evgeniy Vinogradov/Tommy Cangelosi (GSW-M) 8-5
2. Giovani Santos/Sam Gantt (UNGM13) def. Jake Koonce/Valentin Demande (GSW-M) 8-4
3. Ernesto Farinas/Mario Mesquita (UNGM13) def. Joseph Bjerregaard/Matt Vansant (GSW-M) 8-2
Match Notes:
North Georgia 4-5, 1-5 PBC; National ranking #30; Regional ranking #9
Georgia Southwestern 2-9, 0-5 PBC
NORTH GEORGIA 7, GSW WOMEN 2
As was the case in the men's match on Wednesday, the Lady 'Canes picked up wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles against the Saints.
Taylor Jones improved her singles record to a team-best 9-6 this spring with 6-1, 6-1 win over Mallory Kolts at No. 5. Jones has won two in a row and five of her last eight matches on the singles side.
Mollie McGowan is nipping at Jones' heels for the GSW team lead as she improved to 8-6 overall after her victory in a third-set tiebreaker over Jordan Poole at No. 6.
Jones and partner Kalie Douberly came up just short in their bid to earn a win at No. 2 doubles, falling 9-8 to Cameron Williams and Adalyn Hazelman.
The Lady 'Canes return to the courts on Thursday with 1 p.m. match against Albany State.
Tennis Match Results
North Georgia vs Georgia Southwestern
Mar 13, 2013 at Americus, Ga.
(Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex)
North Georgia 7, Georgia Southwestern 2
Singles competition
1. Cameron Williams (UNGW13) def. Kalie Douberly (GSW-W) 6-2, 6-2
2. Mathilde Baartvedt (UNGW13) def. Carly Cangelosi (GSW-W) 6-1, 6-1
3. Natalia Escobar (UNGW13) def. Victoria Ondo (GSW-W) 6-1, 7-5
4. Adalyn Hazelman (UNGW13) def. Ginny Jones (GSW-W) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Taylor Jones (GSW-W) def. Mallory Kolts (UNGW13) 6-1, 6-1
6. Mollie McGowan (GSW-W) def. Jordan Poole (UNGW13) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Doubles competition
1. Natalia Escobar/Mathilde Baartvedt (UNGW13) def. Carly Cangelosi/Victoria Ondo (GSW-W) 8-6
2. Cameron Williams/Adalyn Hazelman (UNGW13) def. Kalie Douberly/Taylor Jones (GSW-W) 9-8
3. Nella Handac/Audrey Marlette (UNGW13) def. Ginny Jones/Mollie McGowan (GSW-W) 8-2
Match Notes:
North Georgia 2-8, 1-6 PBC
Georgia Southwestern 5-11, 0-7 PBC