SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah State University women's tennis (0-17) fell to University of Southern Mississippi (13-2) 7-0 Friday at the Tiger Tennis Courts.
 
The Lady Tigers lost all three doubles matches as SSU's doubles duo of Sandy Lochu and Elizabeth Geronimo fell to USM's doubles team of Carolin Drescher and Alex Kitchen 6-1 at the No. 1 doubles position, while SSU's doubles team of Rachida Kateb and Jennyfer Vivas fell to USM's doubles duo of Claudia Castella and Rikeetha Pereira 6-1 at the No. 2 doubles position and SSU's doubles duo of Bria Burrows and Tiffany Williams fell to USM's doubles duo of Elena Roca and Tjasa Jerse 6-1 at the No. 3 doubles position.
 
Lochu fell to Kitchen 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 1 singles position, while Geronimo fell to Pereira 6-0 in the first set and was trailing 3-0 in the second set before Geronimo was retired at the No. 2 singles position and Kateb fell to Jerse 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 3 singles position.
 
Burrows fell to Castella 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position, while Vivas fell to Roca 6-0, 6-0 at the No. singles position and Williams fell to Marta Ruszczynska 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles position.
 
The Lady Tigers continue their three-game homestand with the final home match of the season against Western Carolina University on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Tiger Tennis Courts before traveling to Statesboro, Ga., for the final two matches of the season against the University of Louisiana at Monroe on April 2 at 2:30 p.m. and Georgia Southern on April 3 at noon. 
 
Southern Miss 7, Savannah State 0
Singles
1. Alex Kitchen (USM) d. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Rikeetha Pereira (USM) d. Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 6-0, 3-0 retired
3. Tjasa Jerse (USM) d. Rachida Kateb (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Claudia Castella (USM) d. Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Elena Roca (USM) d. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Marta Ruszczynska (USM) d. Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Carolin Drescher/Alex Kitchen (USM) d. Sandy Lochu/Elizabeth Geronimo (SSU) 6-1
2. Claudia Castella/Rikeetha Pereira (USM) d. Rachida Kateb/Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-1
3. Elena Roca/Tjasa Jerse (USM) d. Bria Burrows/Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-1
 
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