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Jackson State women, Alcorn State men lose in first round
Jackson State loses to Georgia Tech ATLANTA– (courtesy Georgia Tech Sports Information) Irina Falconi, Amanda McDowell and Lynn Blau each captured their singles matches without losing a game, and 8th-ranked Georgia Tech blanked Jackson State, 4-0, in the first round of the NCAA Atlanta Tennis Regional at the Bill Moore Tennis Center. Tech opened by getting a pair of 8-0 victories at the No. 2 and 3 positions. McDowell and Blau blanked Geneva Warren and Valentina Prado at No. 3, and Falconi and Sasha Krupina clinched the point with a shutout win over Asha Saravan Mohan and Angele Rose. That momentum carried into the singles competition as Falconi, a freshman from Jupiter, Fla., defeated Paulina Vargas, 6-0, 6-0, and McDowell, a junior from Atlanta, downed Geneva Warren by the same score. Blau, a freshman from Koerich, Luzembourg, closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Rose. “We knew it would be tough for us,” said Jackson State head coach Niji Olagbegi. “We’re playing a team that won the national championship two years ago. You’ve got to give Georgia Tech credit. They are all good players. But we gave a good effort, and we look forward to coming back.” #8 Georgia Tech 4, Jackson State 0
#8 Georgia Tech 4, Jackson State 0 Singles competition 1. #12 Irina Falconi (GT) def. Paulina Vargas (JSU) 6-0, 6-0 2. #25 Amanda McDowell (GT) def. Geneva Warren (JSU) 6-0, 6-0 3. #61 Noelle Hickey (GT) vs. Asha Saravana Mohan (JSU) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished 4. #45 Christy Striplin (GT) vs. Britney Shy (JSU) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished 5. Lynn Blau (GT) def. Angela Rose (JSU) 6-0, 6-0 6. Viet Ha Ngo (GT) vs. Valentina Prado (JSU) 6-0, 2-2, unfinished Doubles competition 1. #30 Christy Striplin/Noelle Hickey (GT) vs. Paulina Vargas/Britney Shy (JSU) 4-1, unfinished 2. Irina Falconi/Sasha Krupina (GT) def. Asha Saravana Mohan/Angela Rose (JSU) 8-0 3. Lynn Blau/Amanda McDowell (GT) def. Geneva Warren/Valentina Prado (JSU) 8-0 |
