ATHENS, Ga. (Feb. 5, 2012) -- The FIU women's tennis team (1-5) suffered a 7-0 loss to the No. 6-ranked Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts in Athens, Ga.
Georgia opened the match with a sweep of the doubles competition as Chelsey Gullickson and Nadja Gilchrist (No. 2) defeated junior Rita Maisak and freshman Sarah McLean, 8-0, Lauren Herring and Kate Fuller (No. 60) downed sophomore Giulietta Boha and freshman Karyn Guttormsen, 8-4, and Lilly Kimbell and Maho Kowase defeated freshman Nina Djordjevic and senior Lisa Johnson, 8-1.
The Panthers trailed 1-0 heading into singles competition, looking to regroup. However, UGA won all six singles matches to defeat FIU, 7-0.
McLean was defeated by Gullickson (No. 2), 6-0, 6-2, Maisak fell to Herring (No. 52), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-6, Johnson lost to Gilchrist, 6-1, 6-0, Boha fell to Kowase (No. 22), 6-2, 6-1, Guttormsen lost to Fuller (No. 56), 7-5, 6-4, and Djordjevic lost to Alina Jerjomina, 6-1, 6-1.
The loss extends FIU's current losing streak to three contests, and marks the second loss for the Panthers versus the Bulldogs this season. The match marked the fifth of the season pitting FIU against a nationally-ranked team (1-4).
FIU will next travel to Lubbock, Texas, to face New Mexico State as part of the Lady Raider Shootout on Friday, Feb. 10, hosted by Texas Tech University. The match is set for 3:00 p.m. ET.
#6 Georgia 7, #74 FIU 0
(Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts)
Singles
1. #2 Chelsey Gullickson (UGA) def. Sarah McLean (FIU) 6-0, 6-2
2. #52 Lauren Herring (UGA) def. Rita Maisak (FIU) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-6)
3. Nadja Gilchrist (UGA) def. Lisa Johnson (FIU) 6-1, 6-0
4. #22 Maho Kowase (UGA) def. Giulietta Boha (FIU) 6-2, 6-1
5. #56 Kate Fuller (UGA) def. Karyn Guttormsen (FIU) 7-5, 6-4
6. Alina Jerjomina (UGA) def. Nina Djordjevic (FIU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. #2 Chelsey Gullickson/Nadja Gilchrist (UGA) def. Rita Maisak/Sarah McLean (FIU) 8-0
2. #60 Lauren Herring/Kate Fuller (UGA) def. Giulietta Boha/Karyn Guttormsen (FIU) 8-4
3. Lilly Kimbell/Maho Kowase (UGA) def. Nina Djordjevic/Lisa Johnson (FIU) 8-1
Match Notes:
FIU 1-5; National ranking #74
Georgia 6-0; National ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,4,6,2,5)
Official: Denise Hanson T-3:29 A-71
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About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls 46,000 students in two campus and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and has 400 student-athletes participating in17 sports. In 2010 the Panthers won their first bowl game. For more information about FIU, visithttp://www.fiu.edu/.
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