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Tennis Teams Fight to the Finish In Sun Belt Championships

Women's Team

The Eagles came into the Sun Belt Championship in New Orleans as the No. 7 seed, matched up in the first round on Thursday against No. 10 seed and rival Appalachian State. The Eagles edged out the Mountaineers, 4-3, in the first match, moving them into the tournament quarterfinals.

On Thursday, App. State opened play by snagging the doubles point after winning two out of three of the doubles sets. Georgia Southern was able to counter by eventually prevailing in the top four singles matches. GS senior Giulia Riepe came back in No.