ATLANTA– The Florida State women’s tennis team (14-9, 6-6 ACC) defeated No. 20 Georgia Tech (12-8, 6-6 ACC) 4-3 on Friday.
The day began with the match getting pushed back to 5:30 p.m. due to inclement weather.
Florida State started strong at doubles when Millie Bissett and Anna Arkadianou won 6-4 at No. 2. Georgia Tech quickly responded with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles.
The Seminoles clinched the doubles point when Kianah Motosono and Olympe Lancelot came back from a 5-3 deficit and won 7-5 at No. 3.
Georgia Tech started out hot in singles, winning four out of six first sets. The Yellow Jackets went on to win at No. 1 and No. 3 singles.
Florida State tied the match back up when Arkadianou defeated the 24th-ranked Kylie Bilchev 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2. The Seminoles took the lead after Bissett claimed a 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 5. Georgia Tech went on to win in a second set tiebreaker at No. 4 singles to tie the match at 3-3 and set the No. 6 match as the deciding point.
The Seminoles were able to come away with the victory when Alice Amendola won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
Florida State returns to action Sunday against Clemson at 11:30 a.m. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.
#33 Florida State 4, #20 Georgia Tech 3
Singles Competition
1. #12 Carol Lee (GT) def. #76 Vic Allen (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #83 Anna Arkadianou def. #24 Kylie Bilchev (GT) 6-2, 6-2
3. #108 Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. #118 Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. #80 Mahak Jain (GT) def. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
5. Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) 6-3, 7-5
6. Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Kate Sharabura (GT) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #79 Kylie Bilchev/Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Vic Allen/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-4
2. #55 Anna Arkadianou/Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Monika Dedaj/Katee Sharabura (GT) 6-4
3. Olympe Lancelot/Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. Carol Lee/Rosie Garcia Grross (GT) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,2,5,4,6)
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