WOMEN’S TENNIS DOWNS SAVANNAH STATE, 6-1

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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Radford women's tennis team got back in the win column with a 6-1 victory over Savannah State on Friday afternoon at the Tiger Tennis Courts in Savannah, Ga.

Anastasia Belyaeva and Jeanine Acierto clinched the doubles point for the Highlanders with a 6-4 victory on court 3. Just before that Malin Falk and Katey Fruehauf defeated Christy Turner and Sofia Shut'ko on court 2. The pair of wins gave Radford a 1-0 lead.

Fruehauf was the first one to finish in the singles competition with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court 5. Drousile Dzeubou picked up a win on court 2 with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Muskaan Ranjan.

Not long after that Falk clinched the match for Radford with a 6-1, 6-1 victory on court 3. Belyaeva also picked up a victory on court 1 and gave Radford a 5-0 lead.

Freshman Marielle Leahy was the only player that had a three-set match. She fell in the first set 2-6 but bounced back to pick up a win, 6-3 in the second set. With the match already clinched by Radford they played a 10-point tiebreaker and Leahy won 10-3. The freshman's victory gave Radford a 6-0 lead.

Tyler Blalock lost 7-5, 6-4 on court 4 and made the final score 6-1.

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SINGLES COMPETITION

1. Anastasia Belyaeva (RAD) def. Sofia Shut'ko (SAVST) 6-2, 6-1

2. Drousile Dzeubou (RAD) def. Muskaan Ranjan (SAVST) 6-3, 6-0

3. Malin Falk (RAD) def. Ekaterina Vorobeva (SAVST) 6-1, 6-1

4. Sansriti Ranjan (SAVST) def. Tyler Blalock (RAD) 7-5, 6-4

5. Katey Fruehauf (RAD) def. Casi Gilbert (SAVST) 6-3, 6-1

6. Marielle Leahy (RAD) def. Christy Turner (SAVST) 2-6, 6-3, 10-3

Order of finish: (5,2,3,1,6,4)

DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. Drousile Dzeubou/Tyler Blalock (RAD) def. Muskaan Ranjan/Sansriti Ranjan (SAVST) 5-4

2. Malin Falk/Katey Fruehauf (RAD) def. Christy Turner/Sofia Shut'ko (SAVST) 6-3

3. Anastasia Belyaeva/Jeanine Acierto (RAD) def. Casi Gilbert/Ekaterina Vorobeva (SAVST) 6-4

Order of finish: (2,3)

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Players Mentioned

Jeanine Acierto: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Tyler Blalock: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Drousile Dzeubou: 5' 10"; Junior

Anastasia Belyaeva: 5' 9"; Junior

Katey Fruehauf: 5' 3"; Freshman

Malin Falk: 5' 5"; Freshman

Marielle Leahy: 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jeanine Acierto
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Tyler Blalock
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Drousile Dzeubou
: 5' 10"; Junior

Anastasia Belyaeva
: 5' 9"; Junior

Katey Fruehauf
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Malin Falk
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Marielle Leahy
: 5' 11"; Freshman