SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah State University women's tennis (0-19) fell to Western Carolina University (9-5) 7-0 in the Lady Tigers home finale Thursday at the Tiger Tennis Courts.
 
The Lady Tigers lost the doubles point after SSU's doubles duo of Rachida Kateb and Jennyfer Vivas fell to WCU's doubles team of Savannah Taronto and Montse Mesalles 6-1 at the No. 1 doubles position, while SSU's doubles duo Bria Burrows and Tiffany Williams fell to WCU's doubles team of Erin Maguire and Gaby Hurt 6-0 at the No. 2 doubles position.
 
With Sandy Lochu and Elizabeth Geronimo out with injuries, WCU's doubles duo of Elizabeth Ansari and Alex Webb won by default at the No. 3 doubles position.  And with those two injuries, Ansari and Maguire won at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles position, respectively, won by default to give Western Carolina a 3-0 lead.
 
 Kateb, playing at the No. 1 singles position, fell to Nicole Nielly 6-2, 6-2, while Vivas fell to Alex Webb 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles position.  Burrows fell to Hurt 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 3 singles position and Williams fell to Mesalles 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 4 singles position.
 
The Lady Tigers finish the season in Statesboro next weekend and face the University of Louisiana at Monroe on April 2 at 2:30 p.m. and Georgia Southern on April 3 at noon.
 
Western Carolina 7, Savannah State 0
Singles
1. Nicole Nielly (WCU) d. Rachida Kateb (SSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Alex Webb (WCU) d. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Gaby Hurt (WCU) d. Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Montse Mesalles (WCU) d. Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Elizabeth Ansari (WCU) d. No Player (SSU) by default
6. Erin Maguire (WCU) d. No Player (SSU) by default
Doubles
1. Savannah Taronto/Montse Mesalles (WCU) d. Rachida Kateb/Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-1
2. Erin Maguire/Gaby Hurt (WCU) d. Bria Burrows/Tiffany Williams (SSU) 6-0
3. Elizabeth Ansari/Alex Webb (WCU) d. No Player/No Player (SSU) by default
 
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