Macon, Ga. – The Lady Eagle tennis team took to the courts a day early this afternoon in Macon, Georgia, to compete against the Mercer Bears in a thrilling match where the Eagles landed on top 4-3. The match was played a day early due to the threat of impending rain. After losing the doubles point the Eagles rallied back at positions 1, 2, 4 with convincing straight set victories. Yet again the match came down to freshmen Heather St. John's court where she pulled out the victory against Stephanie Cohen 6-4, 6-3. "This was some of the best singles I've seen us play," said head coach Jennifer Gabou. "For the team to come off of an 8-hour bus ride and pull out this win speaks to their fighting spirit."
The Eagles will face Kennesaw State
University tomorrow afternoon, match time is TBD.
FGCU def. Mercer 4-3
Doubles
1. Wieslander/Dias, MU def. Sambrano/Caulk, FGCU 8-6
2. Bugge/Cohen, MU def. Villemond/Evans, FGCU 8-4
3. Lada/Citho, MU def. St. John/Johnson, FGCU 9-8 (6)
Singles
1. Priscillia Villemond, FGCU def. Jennifer Lada, MU 6-3, 6-4
2. Eva Sambrano, FGCU def. Anna Wieslander, MU 6-2, 6-1
3. Amalia Bugge, MU def. Jen Evans, FGCU 6-3, 7-5
4. Leah Johnson, FGCU def. Angelina Herman, MU 6-3, 6-4
5. Heather St. John, FGCU def. Stephanie Cohen, MU 6-4, 6-3
6. Priscilla Dias, MU def. Joanne Power, FGCU 6-3, 6-2
