No. 11 Clayton State Advances to Southeast Region Final With 5-1 Win Over ASU

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The No. 11-ranked Clayton State Lady Lakers advanced to the 2009 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Southeast Region final with a 5-1 victory over No. 19 Augusta State on Friday afternoon at the AASU Tennis Complex in Savannah.

Clayton State (11-6) will now face host AASU at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday to determine which team advance to the 2009 NCAA DII Women's Tennis National Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla., on May 13-16. Augusta State ends its season at 13-8 after making its seventh NCAA Championships appearance.

The Lady Lakers won two of three doubles matches, then picked up three straight-set singles wins to clinch the match. Augusta State earned its doubles point as Marina Ferreira and Bianca Machado blanked Evelin Csizi and Veronika Jasenovcova, 8-0, at No. 2 doubles. Clayton State's Marie Cercelletti and Selma Hidass then defeated Camila Correa and Giovana Fenstersifer, 8-0, at No. 3 doubles. Ninth-ranked Viktoriya Semyrodenko and Katie White beat Fernanda Chiaparini and Nathalia Rodrigues, 8-5, at No. 1 doubles to give Clayton State the edge heading into singles.

Clayton State won four of the six first sets, then clinched the match behind Csizi, a 6-1, 6-4 winner over Correa at No. 4 singles; Semyrodenko, a 6-3, 6-0 winner over Chiaparini at No. 2 singles and Hidass, who clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Machado at No. 4 singles.

Clayton State vs Augusta State (May 08, 2009)
#11 Clayton State 5, #19 Augusta State 1
May 08, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (AASU Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Nathalia Rodrigues (ASU) vs. #25 Katie White (CLSW) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
2. Viktorya Semyrodenko (CLSW) def. Fernanda Chiaparini (ASU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Marina Ferreria (ASU) vs. Marie Cercelletti (CLSW) 6-7, 1-2, unfinished
4. Selma Hidass (CLSW) def. Bianca Machado (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Evelin Csizi (CLSW) def. Camila Correa (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Giovana Fenstersifer (ASU) vs. Veronika Jasenovcova (CLSW) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #9 Viktorya Semyrodenko/Katie White (CLSW) def. Fernanda Chiaparini/Nathalia Rodrigues (ASU) 8-5
2. Marina Ferreria/Bianca Machado (ASU) def. Evelin Csizi/Veronika Jasenovcova (CLSW) 8-0
3. Marie Cercelletti/Selma Hidass (CLSW) def. Camila Correa/Giovana Fenstersifer (ASU) 8-0

Match Notes
Clayton State 11-6; National ranking #11
Augusta State 13-8; National ranking #19
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,2,4)
2009 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Southeast Regional - Second Round
Clayton State meets AASU in the Southeast Region final at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday
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