PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - Freshman Ninon Martinache fought off eight match points and No. 4-seeded Georgia Southern women's tennis overcame a 3-0 deficit to upend No. 5 seed Appalachian State, 4-3, in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Friday afternoon in Peachtree City, Ga.
The Eagles (19-5) tie the school record for single-season wins, set during the 2021 campaign, and now turn their attention to top-seeded and No. 33-ranked Old Dominion in Saturday's semifinal at 10 AM. ODU defeated No. 9 seed Texas State, 4-0, in its quarterfinal match Friday morning.
App State collected the doubles point to start the match by winning at No.