Maria Jose
Jay Crain

Tennis

Women's Tennis Downs Georgia State

ATLANTA - App State women's tennis snapped its three-match skid with a 4-1 triumph over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at the Lifetime Athletic Complex. 

The Mountaineers improve to 4-8 overall and 3-3 in league action, while Georgia State falls to 2-14 and 0-7 in conference play. 

App State won the doubles point followed by three singles victories en route to its first road win of the season. 

Helena Jansen/Sandra Anglesjö topped Nansi Toskova/Denisa Gheorghe with a 6-1 triumph for their third straight win as the No. 2 tandem. Clinching doubles were the tandem of María José Zacarias and Ksenia Aleshina, who downed Ellie Aldrich/Andreea Stanescu in a 6-4 triumph.

Georgia State's lone point on Court No. 6 before App State won the next three contests. 

Aleshina continued her solid day with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Angel Carney to give the Apps a 2-1 lead. Virginia Poggi pushed Apps lead to two points as she defeated Aldrich. Also earning a singles and doubles win was Zacarias thanks to her straight-set victory against Stanescu as the No. 1 i the lineup. 

App State aims for a weekend sweep against Georgia Southern tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. 
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Players Mentioned

Sandra  Anglesjö

Sandra Anglesjö

5' 8"
Senior
María  José Zacarias

María José Zacarias

5' 6"
Senior
Virginia  Poggi

Virginia Poggi

5' 9"
Sophomore
Helena Jansen

Helena Jansen

5' 10"
Sophomore
Ksenia  Aleshina

Ksenia Aleshina

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sandra  Anglesjö

Sandra Anglesjö

5' 8"
Senior
María  José Zacarias

María José Zacarias

5' 6"
Senior
Virginia  Poggi

Virginia Poggi

5' 9"
Sophomore
Helena Jansen

Helena Jansen

5' 10"
Sophomore
Ksenia  Aleshina

Ksenia Aleshina

5' 5"
Freshman