SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah State University women's tennis team (0-2) fell to Florida Atlantic University (2-0) 6-0 and Presbyterian College (2-1) 6-1 Sunday at the Tiger Tennis Courts.
 
The Lady Tigers started the day against Florida Atlantic at 10 a.m. and lost all six singles matches and the doubles were not played.  Junior Sandy Lochu, playing at the No. 1 singles spot, won the first set 6-3 against Lyndsey Boos, but fell in a close second set 7-6 (6) and fell in the tiebreaker set 10-4.
 
Sophomore Elizabeth Geronimo, playing at the No. 2 singles spot, fell to Ana Guiterrez 6-1, 6-2, while freshman Rachida Kateb fell to Jazz Whittaker 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3 singles spot and junior Jennyfer Vivas fell to Marisa Ruiz fell 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 4 singles spot.
 
Junior Bria Burrow fell to Heather Walton 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles spot, while senior Tiffany Williams fell to Bianca Biglione 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles spot.
 
Vivas was the only Lady Tiger to win a singles match against Presbyterian as she defeated Madison Utberg 6-2, 2-3 ret., at the No. 4 singles position, while Lochu fell to Celine Schepers 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 1 singles spot and Geronimo fell to Tracy Johnson 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 2 singles spot.
 
Kateb fell to Brittany Nuttall 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 3 singles position, while Burrow fell to Nicole Croxton 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles position and Williams fell to Kayla Stanford 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles position.
 
Lochu and Geronimo paired up in the doubles competition and fell to Presbyterian's doubles team Johnson and Croxton 6-1 at the No. 1 doubles spot, while Vivas and Kateb fell to PC's doubles team of Claire Andrews and Utberg 6-2 at the No. 2 doubles position and Burrow and Williams fell to PC's Stanford and Nuttall 6-0 at the No. 3 doubles position. 
 
Florida Atlantic 6, Savannah State 0
Singles competition
1. Lyndsey Boos (FAU) def. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-4)
2. Ana Gutierrez (FAU) def. Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jazz Whittaker (FAU) def. Rachida Kateb (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Marisa Ruiz (FAU) def. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Heather Walton (FAU) def. Bria Burrow (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Bianca Biglione (FAU) def. Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Lyndsey Boos/Ana Gutierrez (FAU) vs. Sandy Lochu /Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) no result
2. Heather Walton/Marisa Ruiz (FAU) vs. Jennyfer Vivas/Rachida Kateb (SSU) no result
3. Jazz Whittaker/Jennifer Leib (FAU) vs. Bria Burrow/Tiffany Williams (SSU) no result
 
Presbyterian 6, Savannah State 1
Singles competition
1. Celine Schepers (PC) def. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Tracy Johnson (PC) def. Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Brittany Nuttall (PC) def. Rachida Kateb (SSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) def. Madison Utberg (PC) 6-2, 2-3, retired
5. Nicole Croxton (PC) def. Bria Burrow (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kayla Stanford (PC) def. Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Tracy Johnson/Nicole Croxton (PC) def. Sandy Lochu/Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 6-1
2. Claire Andrews/Madison Utberg (PC) def. Jennyfer Vivas/Rachida Kateb (SSU) 6-2
3. Kayla Stanford/Brittany Nuttall (PC) def. Bria Burrow/Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0
 
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