LAKE WALES, Fla. – Coastal Georgia Women's Tennis team lost their first match of the season against the Ave Maria Gyrenes.

Match Information 

Score: RV Coastal Georgia 3, Ave Maria 4

Records: Coastal Georgia (2-1,2-1), Warner (2-1, 1-0)

Location: Ave Maria, Fla. 

Venue: AMU Tennis Facility

Doubles:

• Coastal Georgia's Eva Rubio and Marianela Landi were the only line in doubles that was able to pull out a win. The pair fought hard, securing a 6-4 victory.
• Daniela Alvarez Campo and Caitlyn Napier were unable to get the win against the Gyrenes' at the no. 2 line. They fell 2-6.
• Paola Beneyto Moller and Paige DeLaPerriere also played tough hard but came up empty 3-6 at the no. 3 doubles line.

Singles:  

• Rubio would go one and one on the day losing her match at the no. 1 singles line. She worked hard, forcing the match into three sets. Rubio went up, winning the first set 6-3. Her Ave Maria opponent was able to win the next two sets 3-6, 1-6.
• Landi suffered her first loss of the season against the Ave Maria Gyrene at the no. 2 line. She fell 2-6 in the first set and 4-6 in the second.
• Campo pulled out a three set victory at the no. 3 line. Campo handled Benn from Ave Maria 7-5 lead in the first set. She fell 4-6 in the second and proved victorious 6-4 in the tie breaker.
• Napier played the no. 4 line and also defeated her opponent in three sets. She won the first set 7-5, lost the second 3-6, and came out with the win in a highly contested match 7-5 in the third set.
• Madeline Garner was unable to keep up with Ave Maria's Kelkboom at the no. 5 singles line. She fell 3-6, 2-6.
• Moller was able to secure the third win for the Mariners. She also won her match in three sets. Moller fell in the first set 4-6. She won the next two sets 6-2 and 10-3.

Coaches Thoughts: 

"The girls fought extremely hard today and were just a few points away from coming up with another conference win today. We had multiple opportunities in doubles, but just couldn't take advantage on them and that proved to be the difference in the match. The girls were able to take three of the singles lines with Paola, Danni and Kaitlyn all gutting it out in three set matches. In the end we just didn't make enough shots, but we are going to continue to improve, learn from this loss and go on to win a lot of matches this season." - Head Coach Zack Rogers 

Next Match:

The Mariners take on St. Thomas this Saturday, February 15^th at home.