SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah State University (3-14, 1-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) fell to Florida A&M University (3-13, 3-1 MEAC) 6-1 Wednesday at Tiger Tennis Courts on Senior Day.
 
Freshman Sofia Shut'ko recorded the only point for the Lady Tigers at the No. 2 singles position to cut the lead to 5-1.  The Kiev, Ukraine native lost the first set 6-0 to Karen Machisa, but bounced back to win the other sets 6-2, 6-0 to win the point.
 
Florida A&M won the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead after winning at the No. 2 position as Haleigh Porter and Aylen Hubeaurt defeated SSU's doubles team of Shut'ko and El Kateb 6-0 and at the No. 3 position after Sophia Osabouhien and Rachel Harden defeated SSU's doubles duo of Ekaterina Vorobeva/Shakendra Alston 6-3.
 
The Lady Tigers won the final doubles position as freshman Muskaan Ranjan and junior Sansriti Ranjan defeated Mia Rakotondrazafy and Machisa of FAMU 6-4 at the No. 1 position.
 
The Rattlers increase their lead to 2-0 after Harden defeated El Kateb 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 5 singles position and took a 3-0 lead after Rakotondrazafy defeated Vorobeva 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 1 singles position.
 
Florida A&M clinched the match after Osabouhien defeated Alston 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 6 singles position and took a 5-0 lead after Hubeaurt defeated Sansriti Ranjan 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 4 singles position before Shut'ko's win at the No. 2 singles position to cut the lead to 5-1.
 
The final match was at the No. 3 singles position as Porter defeated Muskaan Ranjan 7-6 (6), 6-4.
 
The loss to FAMU eliminates the Lady Tigers from the MEAC Championship as the top-four teams in each division qualifies for the tournament.
 
The Lady Tigers finish the team Saturday with a doubleheader against University of Missouri starting at 4 p.m. in Athens, Ga.
 
Florida A&M 6, Savannah State 1
Singles
1. Mia Rakotondrazafy (FAMU) d. Ekaterina Vorobeva (SSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Sofia Shut'ko (SSU) d. Karen Machisa (FAMU) 0-6, 6-2, 6-0
3. Haleigh Porter (FAMU) d. Muskaan Ranjan (SSU) 7-6 (6), 6-4
4. Alyen Hubeaurt (FAMU) d. Sansriti Ranjan (SSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Rachel Harden (FAMU) d. Rachida El Kateb (SSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Sophia Osabouhien (FAMU) d. Shakendra Alston (SSU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of Finish (5,1,6,4,2,3)
 
Doubles
1. Muskaan Ranjan/Sansriti Ranjan (SSU) d. Mia Rakotondrazafy/Karen Machisa (FAMU) 6-4
2. Haleigh Porter/Aylen Hubeaurt (FAMU) d. Sofia Shut'ko/Rachida El Kateb (SSU) 6-0
3. Sophia Osabouhien/Rachel Harden (FAMU) d. Ekaterina Vorobeva/Shakendra Alston (SSU) 6-3
Order of Finish (2,3,1)
 
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