PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia – No. 1 women's tennis defeated No. 9 Georgia Southern 4-2 Friday morning to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Championships.
Troy (9-10) won the early doubles point as Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky breezed by Emilia Bujan and Ella Monsey on court one 6-2. The Eagles evened the match as Arianne de Winter and Paula Boixander earned a 6-3 win over Troy's Jiayuan Xue and Efriliya Herlina. All eyes turned to court three where freshmen pair Pei Ju Hsieh and Maria Casas Blas clinched the point with 6-3 victory over Georgia Southern.