BRUNSWICK, Ga. - The RV Coastal Georgia Mariners (5-3, 2-4) upset the No. 15 Ave Maria Gyrenes 4-3. The match all rested on a third set 10 point tiebreaker at the no. 6 singles line that Azul Malatini won for the Mariners. 

Doubles: 

The Mariners were excessively close to taking the match 5-2 instead of 4-3. The Mariners lost the no. three doubles line in a tiebreaker. 

• Eva Rubio and Marianela Landi won a hard-fought match at the no. 1 doubles line. They defeated the no. 1 team from Ave Maria 7-6(4) 
• Ana Gonzalez and Rocio Arraya lost at line two 1-6. 
• Caitlyn Napier and Malatini came so close to winning their doubles line. They fell 6-7(3) at the third doubles line. 

Singles: 

After losing the doubles point the Mariners had to battle back and win at least four of the singles matches to win the team match. 

• Rubio finished second to last on the day, taking her match at the no. 1 singles line into three sets. She won the first 6-2, lost the second 4-6, and won the third 6-3 to earn the third point for the Mariners. 
• Gonzalez moved to line two to take on Colin from Ave Maria. She handled her opponent with ease in two sets, winning 6-1, 6-2. 
• Landi got the win at the third singles line. She defeated her opponent 6-4 in the first set and then crushed the second set 6-0. 
• At the fourth singles line, Napier took the first set into extra losing 5-7. But, she was unable to bring it to three with a 1-6 loss in set two. 
• Arraya also lost at the fifth singles line. She went 4-6 and 2-6 against her Gyrene opponent. 
• At the No. 6 singles line, with all eyes from both the Men's and Women's side on her court, Malatini, after losing her first set 4-6, came back and not only won the second set 6-2, but the third in a 7-6 (3) tiebreaker to win the match for the Mariners. 

Coaches Corner: 

"Wow! I don't know where to even start, so proud of what the girls have been able to accomplish this year. The conditions were tough today, but our girls were even tougher. We have said all year that this team is under-ranked and underrespected, but after knocking off the #15 team in the country, a team with two wins this year against opponents ranked in the top 10, it's time for our girls to get the recognition and ranking they deserve. Eva, Ana, and Marianela were rock solid today at #1,2, and 3, but Azul was the superstar, fighting off match points and scratching and clawing her way through a 3rd set tiebreak to lock down the biggest win in her two years at Coastal Georgia, and biggest win for the women's team since joining the Sun Conference. The girls are going to enjoy this one tonight, then we are going to set our sights on St. Thomas. What a day. Go Mariners!" said Head Coach Zack Rogers. 

Up Next: The Mariners have next weekend off, but are back in action at home against the No. 23 St. Thomas University Bobcats on Saturday, April 9th at 1:00 p.m.