FSU Wins Doubles Point but Drops 4

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women's tennis team (4-14, 0-8 ACC) fell 4-2 at Georgia Tech (10-9, 4-4) on Sunday afternoon at the Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta.

Cade Cricchio and Mary Boyce Deatherage secured their fifth straight win on Court 3 doubles and improved to 7-1 in conference play. Kristyna Lavickova and Tina Li clinched the doubles point for FSU with a 7-5 victory on Court 2, marking back-to-back matches in which the Seminoles have claimed the doubles point.

Georgia Tech responded in singles, earning wins on Courts 1 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead.

Lavickova evened the match at 2-2 with her first ACC victory of the season, defeating Olivia Carneiro in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

The Yellow Jackets secured the match with singles wins on Courts 2 and 4.

Florida State returns home for its final five matches of the regular season, beginning Friday at 3 p.m. against Boston College. The Seminoles will then host a Sunday doubleheader, facing Syracuse at 11 a.m. and Bethune-Cookman at 4 p.m.

Live stats and video will be available on seminoles.com.

Match Results

#55 Georgia Tech 4, Florida State 2

Singles

1. #66 Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Eva Shaw (FSU) 6-3, 6-2

2. Taly Licht (GT) def. Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

3. Given Roach (GT) def. Tina Li (FSU) 6-2, 6-2

4. Seri Nayuki (GT) def. Abby Kelliher (FSU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

5. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Olivia Carneiro (GT) 6-2, 6-2

6. Eleni Karantali (GT) vs. Cade Cricchio (FSU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-1, unfinished

Doubles

1. #77 Alejandra Cruz/Seri Nayuki (GT) def. Eva Shaw/Abby Kelliher (FSU) 7-6 (7-5)

2. Kristyna Lavickova/Tina Li (FSU) def. Taly Licht/Sabritt Dozier (GT) 7-5

3. Cade Cricchio/Mary Boyce Deatherage (FSU) def. Given Roach/Eleni Karantali (GT) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,3,5,2,4)

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