Nagels First, Thompson Second at GCSU

Milledgeville, Ga - All four Brenau tennis players reached the semifinal rounds of singles on Saturday at the GCSU Fall Invitational, with two advancing to the finals.

Liubov Orlova started the day with a win over Taryn Cappadona from Carson-Newman 7-5, 7-6(0). In the semis, Orlova was defeated by Martina Dedaj from Clayton State 7-5, 6-2.

Hannah Thompson quickly took out Katie Brown from Carson Newman 6-0, 6-2 to guarantee a spot in the final against Dedaj. Thompson fought hard and lost 7-5, 6-3 after almost two hours on the court.

Eline Nagels also had a quick win in the semis, beating Tiffany Delias (Carson-Newman) 6-0, 6-0. Nagels' opponent in the final came from the match between Nelli Martirosyan and Charllote Fabricius (Clayton State). Fabricius came up on top against Martirosyan, 7-5, 6-1, avoiding a Golden Tigers final.

After losing the first set 0-6, Eline maintained her composure, continued fighting and turned the match around, winning the second and third sets 6-2, 6-2, taking the trophy in the C singles flight.

In doubles, Orlova/Thompson lost in the quarterfinal against the number one seeded team from Clayton State Cercelletti/White (8-1). Martirosyan/Nagels had a win over Brown/Wilson from Carson-Newman (8-5), before losing in the semis against Budd/Dedaj from Clayton State by the score of 8-4.

The Golden Tigers return to action next weekend, competing in the Fall Championships in Central Alabama.