Women's Tennis Nets 5-2 Victory Over Middle Tennessee

The Georgia Tech women’s tennis team grabbed it’s thrid straight victory beating Middle Tennessee State 5-2 at the Bill Moore Tennis Center in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon.

The match was clinched by Mysti Morris in the No. 2 singles spot with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-0 victory over Tanja Buchheim. Yellow Jacket Jaime Wong dominated Michaela Gridling 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 4 singles match. Senior Bobbi Guthrie fought through a second set tie breaker to take the No. 3 match from Inge Weirich 6-2, 7-6 (6). Kristen Roberson had the final singles victory beating Stacy Varnell 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

The Yellow Jackets started off the day by winning all three doubles matches to take the doubles’ point. Mysti Morris and Jaime Wong won 8-4 in the no. 1 spot beating Manon Kruse and Stacy Varnell of Middle Tennessee. The doubles teams of Mason Miller and Laura Ozolins and Lea Miller and Bobbi Guthrie won their matches 9-8 in the no. 2 and no. 3 spots respectively.

Georgia Tech goes back on the road to face South Alabama in Mobile on February 24.

GEORGIA TECH 5, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 2

Doubles:
No. 1 M orris/Wong (GT) d. Kruse/Varnell (MTSU) 8-4
No. 2 Miller M./Ozolins (GT) d. Venter/Weirich (MTSU) 9-8
No. 3 Guthrie/Miller L. (GT) d. Kaur/Gridling (MTSU) 9-8

Singles:
No. 1 Manon Kruse (MTSU) d. Debbie Reynolds (GT) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 2 Mysti Morris (GT) d. Tanja Buchheim (MTSU) 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-0
No. 3 Bobbi Guthrie (GT) d. Inge Weirich (MTSU) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
No. 4 Jaime Wong (GT) d. Michaela Gridling (MTSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Carien Venter (MTSU) d. Laura Ozolins (GT) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Kristen Roberson (GT) d. Stacy Varnell (MTSU) 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4