Jags Split With Bearcats
ASU's women's tennis defeats Lander, 9-0

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State Jaguars split a Peach Belt Conference matchup with the Lander Bearcats on Tuesday afternoon at the Newman Tennis Center in Augusta, Ga. The Lady Jags win 9-0, while the men fell to the No. 10 Bearcats, 7-2.

ASU's women improve to 11-5 overall and 3-4 in the PBC, while Lander slips to 3-7, 1-5, and the Lander men move to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the league, while ASU falls to 11-4, 3-3.

In singles, No. 1 Nathalia Rodrigues (ASU) def. Frenanda Oliveira, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Fernanda Chiaparini (ASU) def. Vuokko Vahatalo, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; No. 3 Sarah Jegat (ASU) def. Kristinanne Emmanouil, 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 Laura Ferreria (ASU) def. Anni Pajunen, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2; No. 5 Norma Rovira (ASU) def. Ana Luiza Zaia, 6-1, 6-1; and No. 6 Luiza Pires (ASU) def. Nicholi Marsh, 6-1, 6-4.

In doubles, No. 1 Rodrigues/Ferreira (ASU) def. Pajunen/Vahatalo, 8-0; No. 2 Chiaparini/Rovira (ASU) def. Marsh/Zaia, 8-1; and No. 3 Jegat/Pires (ASU) def. Emmanouil/Oliviera, 8-4.

In singles, No. 1 Joakim Karlsson (L) def. Lindy Blount, 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 Sergi Mullor (ASU) def. Nicolas Legros, 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 Guilherme Fonseca (L) def. Igor Vasconcellos, 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Andre Ivarsson (L) def. Victor Meza, 6-3, 6-4; No. 5 George Wilkinson (L) def. Arthur Figuerio, 4-6, 6-3, 10-7; and No. 6 Nicholas Tzekos (L) def. Frederico Mendes, 6-3. 6-3.

In doubles, No. 1 Blount/Mullor (ASU) def. Legros/Fonseca, 8-3; No. 2. Ivarsson/T.C. Valle (L) def. Meza/Vasconcellos, 8-5; and No. 3 Karlsson/Benatzky (L) def. Figuerio/Mendes, 9-7

The Jags are back in action Thursday, March 22, hosting Lincoln Memorial at the Newman Tennis Center. The matches begin at 10:00 a.m.