ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The Savannah State University women's tennis (0-6) dropped the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener to South Carolina State University (1-4) at the Hardeep Judge Tennis Center Wednesday afternoon.
 
Sophomore Elizabeth Geronimo recorded the lone singles win for the Lady Tigers by defeating SCSU's Oleksandra Filippova in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles position.
 
The Lady Tigers lost the doubles point after losing at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles position.  SSU's doubles team of freshman Rachida Kateb and junior Jennyfer Vivas fell to SCSU's doubles duo of Marketa Marcanikova and Andjela Vasic 6-2 at the No. 2 doubles position, while SSU's doubles duo of junior Bria Burrows and senior Tiffany Williams fell to SCSU doubles team of Filippova and Claudia Roca 6-0 at the No. 3 doubles position.
 
Junior Sandy Lochu and Geronimo were trailing SCSU's doubles duo Intissar Rassif and Dakota Brown 5-4 when the doubles point was called since the Lady Bulldogs had won the point.
 
Lochu fell to Rassif at the No. 1 singles position 6-3, 6-2, while Kateb fell to Vasic 7-2, 7-6 (3) at the No. 3 singles position, and Burrows fell to Marcanikova 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position.
 
Vivas won the first set against Brown 7-5, but fell in the second set, 6-1, and the third set 1-0 (7), while Williams fell in straight set to Carla Petreanu 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles position.
 
The Lady Tigers return home to face Southeastern Conference opponent Missouri Friday at 10 a.m. at the Tiger Tennis Courts. 
 
South Carolina State 6, Savannah State 1
Singles
1. Intissar Rassif (SCSU) d. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) d. Oleksandra Filippova (SCSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Andjela Vasic (SCSU) d. Rachida Kateb (SSU) 7-2, 7-6 (3)
4. Marketa Marcanikova (SCSU) d. Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dakota Brown (SCSU) d. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (7)
6. Carla Petreanu (SCSU) d. Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Intissar Rassif/Dakota Brown (SCSU) vs. Sandy Lochu/Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Marketa Marcanikova/Andjela Vasic (SCSU) d. Rachida Kateb/Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-2
3. Oleksandra Filippova/Claudia Roca (SCSU) d. Bria Burrows/Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0
 
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