MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Savannah State University women's tennis team (0-4) fell to Alabama A&M 4-3 in Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center Saturday.
 
The Lady Tigers lost the doubles point to go down 1-0 after SSU's doubles team of Sandy Lochu and Elizabeth Geronimo fell to AAMU's doubles team of Virag Hollos and Rida Khalid 6-3 at the No. 1 doubles position and SSU's doubles team of Rachida Kateb and Jennyfer Vivas fell to AAMU's doubles team of Orianna Rodriguez/Shrarre Smith 6-2 at the No. 2 doubles position.  SSU did win at the No. 3 doubles position with Bria Burrows and Tiffany Williams winning by default since Alabama A&M did not have enough players to fill the final doubles position.
 
The Lady Tigers won at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles position.  Geronimo defeated Anushka Sathe 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles position, while Kateb defeated Rodriguez 6-3, 7-5 at the No. 3 singles position and Williams won by default at the No. 6 singles position as Alabama A&M did not have enough players to fill the final singles position.
 
Sandy Lochu fell to Hollos 6-0, 6-3 at the No. 1 singles position, while Vivas fell to Smith 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 4 singles position and Burrows fell to Khalid 6-1, 6-0 to capture the one-point victory.
 
The Lady Tigers continue in Montgomery with host Alabama State Sunday at 10 a.m. before heading to Orangeburg, S.C., to face South Carolina State for their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener.
 
Alabama A&M 4, Savannah State 3
Singles
1. Virag Hollos (AAMU) d. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) d. Anushka Sathe (AAMU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Rachida Kateb (SSU) d. Orianna Rodriguez (AAMU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Shrarre Smith (AAMU) d. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Rida Khalid (AAMU) d. Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Tiffany Williams (SSU) d. No Player (AAMU), by default
Doubles
1. Virag Hollos/Rida Khalid (AAMU) d. Sandy Lochu/Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 6-3
2. Orianna Rodriguez/Shrarre Smith (AAMU) d. Rachida Kateb/Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-2
3. Bria Burrows/Tiffany Williams (SSU) d. No Player/No Player (AAMU) by default
 
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