JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Savannah State University women's tennis team (0-13) dropped both matches Thursday to James Madison University (9-3) 4-0 and to host University of North Florida (7-6) 7-0.
 
James Madison won the doubles point after winning at the No. 1 position after Timea Guide and Kimmy Herock defeated SSU's doubles duo of senior Sandy Lochu and freshman Lili-Morgan Pastore 6-0 and at the No. 2 doubles position as Jona Roka and Dylan Owens defeated SSU's doubles team of junior Rachida El Kateb and senior Jennyfer Vivas 6-1 and winning at the No. 3 doubles position by default.
 
Roka defeated Vivas 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position, while Owens defeated senior Bria Burrows 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles position and won at the No. 6 singles position by default.
 
With the match clinched the other matches went unfinished.  Pastore was in a tight battle at the No. 3 singles position with Herrock with a 5-5 score when the match was called, while Lochu lost the first set 6-1, but was winning the second set 1-0 to Guibe and El Kateb lost the first set 6-1 and was losing the second set 5-0 to Petersen.
 
North Florida won the doubles point to go up 1-0.  UNF won at the No. 3 doubles position by default and clinched the doubles point after Luise Intert and Quetzali Vazquez defeated SSU's doubles team of Lochu and El Kateb 6-1 and won the final doubles match at the No. 2 position after Rafaela Gomez and Lucia Montano defeated SSU's doubles duo of Pastore and Burrows 6-1.
 
UNF took a 2-0 after winning at the No. 6 singles position by default and took a 3-0 lead after Intert defeated Vivas 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles position.
 
The Ospreys clinched the match after Irina Karangozishvili defeated Burrows 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles position for a 4-0 lead and took a 5-0 lead after Vazquez defeated Pastore 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 singles position.  UNF took a 6-0 lead after Gomez defeated El Kateb 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 2 singles position and won the final match as Michelle Valdez defeated Lochu 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 1 singles position.
 
The Lady Tigers start a three-match homestand starting with Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Opponent Norfolk State University Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tiger Tennis Courts for a nonconference battle.
 
James Madison 4, Savannah State 0
Singles competition
1. Timea Guibe (JMU) vs. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 6-1, 0-1, unfinished
2. Emma Petersen (JMU) vs. Rachida El Kateb (SSU) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
3. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) vs. Lili-Morgan Pastore (SSU) 5-5, unfinished
4. Jona Roka (JMU) d. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dylan Owens (JMU) d. Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Rebecca Harris (JMU) d. No Player (SSU) by default
Doubles competition
1. Timea Guibe/Kimmy Herrock (JMU) d. Sandy Lochu/Lili-Morgan Pastore (SSU) 6-0
2. Jona Roka/Dylan Owens (JMU) d. Rachida El Kateb/Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-1
3. Emma Petersen/Rebecca Harris (JMU) d. Bria Burrows/No Player (SSU) by default
 
North Florida 7, Savannah State 0
Singles competition
1. Michelle Valdez (UNF) d. Sandy Lochu (SSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) d. Rachida El Kateb (SSU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Quetzali Vazquez (UNF) d. Lili-Morgan Pastore (SSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Luise Intert (UNF) d. Jennyfer Vivas (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Irina Karangozishvili (UNF) d. Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kinga Gartner (UNF) d. No Player (SSU) by default
Order of Finish: 6,4,5,3,2,1
Doubles competition
1. Luise Intert/Quetzail Vazquez (UNF) d. Sandy Lochu/Rachida El Kateb (SSU) 6-1
2. Rafaela Gomez/Lucia Montano (UNF) d. Lili-Morgan Pastore/Bria Burrows (SSU) 6-1
3. Michelle Valdez/Kinga Gartner (UNF) d. Jennyfer Vivas/No Player (SSU) by default
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
 
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