NORCROSS, Ga. (April 21) – The fourth seeded Georgia Tech women’s tennis team dropped a close match to five seed Florida State 5-3 in friday’s ACC semifinals at the Raquet Club of the South in Norcross, Ga.
The match was clinched at the No. 1 doubles spot when Seminoles Alida Gallovits and Nanette Duxin beat Sabrina Pardo and Bobbi Guthrie of Tech 8-6.
Going in to the doubles matches the Jackets were behind 4-2 and couldn’t mount the comeback. The two singles wins for the Jackets came at No. 4 singles where Jaime Wong beat Jessica Babuena 6-0, 6-1 and when Bobbi Guthrie beat Nanette Duxin 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-0 at the No. 3 spot.
Match ResultsACC Tournament April 20, 2000Raquet Club of the South4 seed- Georgia Tech 3, 5 seed- Florida State 5
Singles 1. Alida Gallovits (FSU) d. Sabrina Pardo (GT) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 2. Kia Asberg (FSU) d. Mysti Morris (GT) 6-3, 6-2 3. Bobbi Guthrie (GT) d. Nanette Duxin (FSU) 7-6 (5), 3-6,6-0 4. Jaime Wong (GT) d. Jassica Balbuena (FSU) 6-0, 6-1 5. Marina Raic (FSU) d. Laura Ozolins (GT) 6-0, 6-4 6. Ali Weber (FSU) d. Charlotte Pernet (GT) 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5
Doubles 1. Gallovits/Duxin (FSU) d. Pardo/Guthrie (GT) 8-6 2. Wong/Morris (GT) d. Asberg/Raic (FSU) 8-4 3. Pernet/Ozolins (GT) v. Balbuena/Weber (FSU) DNF
