Nacogdoches - Giorgia Pozzan, Tatyana Postnikova, Sheridan Currie and Nadya Dubyanskaya all won their singles match to lead the Sam Houston State women's tennis team to a 4-3 victory over Stephen F. Austin Wednesday.
The victory in the Bearkats' final regular season dual match gives Sam Houston a 7-4 Southland Conference mark as SHSU finished in fifth place. The Kats are 8-10 for the season.
Sam Houston will be the No. 5 seed at the Southland Conference tournament to played April 23-26 at Corpus Christi. The Kats will play No. 4 seed Lamar in the first round. Sam Houston has earned a berth in the tournament each of the past six years.
Pozzan and Currie each had to battle back from a first set loss to win their matches. Pozzan defeated Roxanne Enica 4-6 6-0 6-4 at No. 1 singles while Currie knocked off Paola Muntuenga 3-6 6-4 6-3 at No. 3
Postnikova won at No. 2 over Alina Shazkho 6-3 6-2 while Dudyanskaya earned a 6-4 6-4 win over Tatiana Smolnikova at No. 4.
In doubles Currie and Cally Woerner won 8-6 in the No. 2 doubles pro set but the Lumberjacks took the doubles point with a win at No. 1 and a default at No. 3
Tennis Match Results
Apr 14, 2010 at Nacogdoches
Sam Houston State 4, Stephen F. Austin 3
Doubles competition:
1. Roxanne Enica/Alina Shazkho (SFA) def. Nadya Dubyanskaya/Tatyana Postnikova (SHSU) 8-5
2. Sheridan Currie/Cally Woerner (SHSU) def. Paola Muntuenga/Alice Pacaut (SFA) 8-6
3. Meghan Ocanas/Tatiana Smolnikova (SFA) def. No players/Default (SHSU), by default
Singles competition:
1. Giorgia Pozzan (SHSU) def. Roxanne Enica (SFA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
2. Tatyana Postnikova (SHSU) def. Alina Shazkho (SFA) 6-3, 6-2
3. Sheridan Currie (SHSU) def. Paola Muntuenga (SFA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Nadya Dubyanskaya (SHSU) def. Tatiana Smolnikova (SFA) 6-4, 6-4
5. Alice Pacaut (SFA) def. Cally Woerner (SHSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Meghan Ocanas (SFA) def. Default (SHSU), by default