HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Elena Vasilyeva (Yaroslavl, Russia) maintained her unblemished South Atlantic Conference record as the Lady Railsplitters (2-4, 0-3 SAC) suffered their second one-point loss in as many days with a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Coker Cobras (5-7, 1-1 SAC) on Monday in Hartsville, S.C.
 
Vasilyeva was perfect in the match, recording a 6-2, 6-0 evisceration of Jennifer Mezei at the No. 1 singles flight and teaming up with Gemma Goodland (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) to capture an 8-3 win over Mezei and Sarah Elliott at the top doubles flight. The Yaroslavl, Russia product improved to 3-0 in singles play in SAC action, but she didn't receive much help from her teammates.
 
Giovanna Lombardi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Angelica Solano (Bogota, Columbia) accounted for the team's only other points with wins at No. 4 and No. 6 singles. Lombardi battled back for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over Elliott, while Solano defeated Jenna Gainey with a pair of tiebreakers.
 
The Cobras took both the second and third doubles flight to build an early 2-1 advantage as Bailey and Ragan Palmer rolled Lombardi and Solano 8-0 at No. 2 doubles and Jessi Campos and Suzanna Mickey collected an 8-1 win over Priscilla Bulandres (Markham, Ontario, Canada) and Roksolana Prudyvus (Lviv, Ukraine).
 
Goodland took only a single game off of Bailey Palmer in the second singles flight, while Bulandres was forced to retire after just five games in the first set. Ragan Palmer topped Prudyvus 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 5 flight.
 
Looking for their first win since knocking off Young Harris on February 8, the Lady Railsplitters welcome the Anderson Trojans to the LMU Tennis Complex for a SAC battle at 11 a.m. on Friday.

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Coker 5, Lincoln Memorial 4
Mar 16, 2015 at Hartsville, SC (Coker Tennis Courts)
 

Singles competition

1. Elena Vasilyeva (LMU) def. Jennifer Mezei (CCWT) 6-2, 6-0

2. Bailey Palmer (CCWT) def. Gemma Goodland (LMU) 6-1, 6-0

3. Jessi Campos (CCWT) def. Priscilla Bulandres (LMU) 3-2, retired

4. Giovanna Lombardi (LMU) def. Sarah Elliott (CCWT) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

5. Ragan Palmer (CCWT) def. Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) 6-4, 6-1

6. Angelica Solano (LMU) def. Jenna Gainey (CCWT) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6)

 

Doubles competition

1. Elena Vasilyeva/Gemma Goodland (LMU) def. Jennifer Mezei/Sarah Elliott (CCWT) 8-3

2. Bailey Palmer/Ragan Palmer (CCWT) def. Giovanna Lombardi/Angelica Solano (LMU) 8-0

3. Jessi Campos/Suzanna Mickey (CCWT) def. Priscilla Bulandres/Roksolana Prudyvus (LMU) 8-1

 

Match Notes

Lincoln Memorial 2-4, 0-3 SAC

Coker 5-7, 1-1 SAC

T-5:00 A-75