ATLANTA – Louisiana Tech secured its 15th win of the season on Saturday, earning a strong 4-1 road victory over Georgia State at the GSU Clarkston Tennis Complex.
 
Road tested all year, LA Tech (15-3) set the tone early with decisive playing across all three doubles courts to take the opening point.  That was followed by wins on courts one, five, and six in singles as the Bulldogs claimed their 10th victory away from home.
 
Alice Brook and Maria Tsironi teamed up to deliver a bagel at the No. 2 spot, taking it 6-0 for the first win of the day.  With the other two Bulldog lineups up 5-2, it was the 69th-ranked tandem of Zoie Epps and Isabella Walker who delivered a 6-2 victory to put LA Tech up 1-0.
 
Following a forfeit on court six, the 'Dogs began singles up 2-0, but Georgia State (5-11) sliced that deficit in half, getting its first victory of the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win on court two.
 
That would be the only match the Panthers won the first set of though as the Bulldogs carried over their momentum by jumping out in front on the remaining four courts.
 
Epps and June Vigneron led the charge, each winning their first set 6-0.  Both Bulldogs were challenged in the second set, but prevailed.  Epps ran her winning streak to 12 matches by outdueling Maria Paredes 7-5 in the second set at No. 1.
 
Clinching the team match was Vigneron who defeated Mia Petrovic in a second set tiebreaker 7-6 (1) at the No. 5 spot.  Teammates Mio Kozaki and Tsironi were up a set and less than two games away from winning their respective matches when they were stopped.
 
QUOTABLES
Head coach Amy Sargeant
 
"This weekend marks our final preparation before the conference championship, and our focus is on stepping into it with confidence in both who we are and how we play.  We delivered a strong doubles performance across all courts – simple decisive and disciplined.  In singles, Zoie and June set the tone early with fast starts and did a great job closing out their matches.  It may not have been our sharpest tennis, but it was exactly what we needed at this stage.  We are right where we need to be and will be back at it again tomorrow."
 
NOTABLES

• With the win, LA Tech now leads the all-time series versus Georgia State, 2-1.
• LA Tech won its 15th match of the spring, which is tied for the seventh most victories in program history.  The Bulldogs have now won 15+ matches in each of the last five seasons.
• LA Tech improved to 10-3 away from home (7-3 road, 3-0 neutral).  This marks just the third time ever the Bulldogs have claimed double-digit road wins (most since 2014).
• The Bulldogs won their 12th doubles point of the season.  They have won double-digit doubles points in each of the last eight seasons.
• June Vigneron provided the clinching point for the third time this season.  She improved to 9-5 this spring, tied for the third most wins on the team.
• Zoie Epps won her 51st career dual singles match, which is tied for the fifth most in program history.  She improved to 15-1 on the spring, extending her winning streak to 12 matches. 
• Zoie Epps became just the second Bulldog in program history with 15+ dual singles wins in back-to-back seasons (Marla Watson, 1981-82).
• Zoie Epps also claimed her 70th career singles victory (fall and spring), becoming just the fourth Bulldog in program history to reach this milestone.
• The doubles team of Alice Brook/Maria Tsironi and Zoie Epps/Isabella Walker each claimed their 10th dual victory of the spring.

UP NEXT
LA Tech will close out the regular season on Sunday at Kennesaw State.  First serve is set for 10 a.m. CT.  Live stats can be found at LATechSports.com/TennisStats.
 
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