Feb. 16, 2013
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By Brian Ormiston
UCFAthletics.com
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Facing its second ranked opponent in as many days, the UCF women's tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to No. 61 Georgia State Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. With the defeat, the Knights fell to 5-3 on the season.
The Panthers (3-3), who were led by the No. 32 doubles team in Abigail Tere-Apisah and Masa Grgan, picked up the first point by earning two doubles victories. The No. 2 match went unfinished when GSU reached the two-win mark.
UCF looked to make a comeback in singles. Josephine Haraldson delivered a first-set tiebreak victory against Whitney Byrd at No. 3 before Byrd retired. Freshman Caroline Eberhart also came through by getting by Chaimaa Roudami at No. 5, 7-5, 6-4. However the Panthers posted victories at the other four spots to secure their overall win.
Returning home, UCF will host Florida Gulf Coast Thursday at 2 p.m. It will be the last home match until March 13.
Tennis Match ResultsUCF vs Georgia StateFeb 16, 2013 at
#61 Georgia State 5, UCF 2
Singles competition1. #28 Abigail Tere-Apisah (GSU) def. Genevieve Lorbergs (UCF) 6-0, 6-02. Masa Grgan (GSU) def. Jenna Doerfler (UCF) 6-2, 6-13. Josephine Haraldson (UCF) def. Whitney Byrd (GSU) 7-6 (7-5), retired4. Linn Timmermann (GSU) def. Courtney Griffith (UCF) 6-2, 6-35. Caroline Eberhart (UCF) def. Chaimaa Roudami (GSU) 7-5, 6-46. Jocelyn Ffriend (GSU) def. Sofia Baptista (UCF) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles competition1. #32 Abigail Tere-Apisah/Masa Grgan (GSU) def. Genevieve Lorbergs/Josephine Haraldson (UCF) 8-62. Maryna Kozachenko/Whitney Byrd (GSU) vs. Caroline Eberhart/Courtney Griffith (UCF) unfinished3. Linn Timmermann/Jocelyn Ffriend (GSU) def. Jenna Doerfler/Sofia Baptista (UCF) 8-5
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