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Women’s Tennis Wins National HBCU Doubles Title

FINAL RESULTS

JONESBORO, Ga. – The Savannah State women's tennis team won the Flight B Women's Doubles Title and finished fourth overall in the standings at the 2014 HBCU National Tennis Championship in Jonesboro, Georgia this weekend.
 
Leading the Lady Tigers to the title were two newcomers. Elizabeth Geronimo and Kamelia Dimitrova teamed up in doubles competition for the title race.
 
In the round of 16, Geronimo and Dimitrova downed Capra Fellows and Aliyah Al-Islam of Prairie View A&M, 8-0. In the quarterfinals, they beat Southern University's Morgan Taylor and Nicki Neal, 8-5.
 
Into the semifinals, the Lady Tigers battled fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member Florida A&M. Geronimo and Dimitrova downed Arrice Robinson and Shantal Blackwood  in straight sets, 7-6 and 6-2, to advance to the finals.
 
SSU sealed up the Flight B Doubles Title, beating Alcorn State's Kamelia Dimitrova and Kate Potapova 6-2 and 6-3.
 
Dimitrova and Geronimo's wins in doubles and singles action led SSU to a fourth place team finish in the 11-team field.
 
In singles action, Dimitrova advanced out of the round of 32 with a win against Taylor (6-3 and 6-1). Dimitrova made quick work of Esther Zelaya in the round of 16, winning 6-1 and 6-1.
 
In the quarterfinals, Dimitrova downed Aida Kelic. The Bulgaria native fell in the first set 2-6, but rebounded in the second with a 6-4 win. In the tiebreaker, Dimitrova advanced to the semifinals with a 10-7 win. She fell one round short of the finals with a loss to Adel Musina in the semifinals.
 
Geronimo also advanced to the semifinals of the Flight B Singles bracket. The Dominican Republic native cruised to the quarterfinals with wins over Maria Lackey (6-3 and 6-1) in the round of 32, and Estel Balada (6-4 and 6-4) in the round of 16.
 
Geronimo opened the quarterfinals with a 6-0 win over Gabrielle Moore in the opening set. She fell in the second set 3-6. In the tiebreaker, Geronmio beat Moore 10-5 to advance to the semifinals. She fell in straight sets (1-6 and 4-6) to Chinatsu Kajiwara in the semifinals.
 
Another SSU newcomer, Sandy Lochu, made it out of the round of 32, winning in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-3, against Daniella Rios. She faltered in the round of 16 against Kajiwara, losing in 3-6 and 2-6 losses.
 
In doubles competition, Lochu teamed up with returner Jennyfer Vivas. The pair fell to Sydney Thomas and Maria Lackey in the opening round, 5-8.
 
Vivas downed Cheryl Dixon 8-1 in the round of 16 consolation game in singles action, after falling to Elysia Ortiz (3-6 and 4-6) in the round of 32. Vivas fell in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket to Stacey Lackey, 4-8.
 
SSU returner Tiffany Williams fell in the round of 64 to Taylor Wilson, 1-6 and 2-6. In the round of 16 consolation bracket, Williams fell to Capra Fellows 1-8.
 
Bria Burrows lost to Gaby Chinchilla in the round of 32 (0-6 and 0-6). In the consolation bracket, Burrows fell to Al-Islam 2-8.
 
The MEAC was well represented in the final standings with Bethune-Cookman winning the overall women's team title, followed by Florida A&M. Southern University finished third, and Alcorn State tied with SSU in fourth place.
 
Howard University, also out of the MEAC, finished fifth, followed by Bluefield State College, Shaw University, Xavier University, Prairie View A&M, Benedict College, Grambling State  and Tuskegee University.




 
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Players Mentioned

Bria Burrows

Bria Burrows

5/3
5' 3"
Sophomore
Tiffany Williams

Tiffany Williams

6/3
5' 9"
Junior
Jennyfer Vivas

Jennyfer Vivas

4/1
5' 2"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Geronimo

Elizabeth Geronimo

3/2
5' 10"
Freshman
Kamelia Dimitrova

Kamelia Dimitrova

1/2
5' 7"
Sophomore
Sandy Lochu

Sandy Lochu

2/1
5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Bria Burrows

Bria Burrows

5' 3"
Sophomore
5/3
Tiffany Williams

Tiffany Williams

5' 9"
Junior
6/3
Jennyfer Vivas

Jennyfer Vivas

5' 2"
Sophomore
4/1
Elizabeth Geronimo

Elizabeth Geronimo

5' 10"
Freshman
3/2
Kamelia Dimitrova

Kamelia Dimitrova

5' 7"
Sophomore
1/2
Sandy Lochu

Sandy Lochu

5' 5"
Sophomore
2/1