ATHENS, Ga. — The Lady Tigers lost Friday, 7-0, to No. 2 Georgia in their second match in just over a week against a second-ranked team.
LSU (7-4, 0-3) did have an opportunity to get on the board with a win and close loss in the bottom two doubles positions. LSU’s Daysi Espinal and Camila Caliari won, 8-6 at No. 3 doubles over Natalie Frazier and Douglas Wink.
“We had a shot at the doubles point,” said LSU head coach Tony Minnis. “I feel like our kids are really working hard. We’ve had three tough matches now, but we have to keep working hard and fighting.”
The Lady Bulldogs’ singles lineup featured three players ranked in the top 100, including first-ranked Agata Cioroch. The Lady Bulldogs won the first five positions in straight sets.
Espinal won her first set at No. 6 singles over Wink, but fell short in the second and tiebreaker sets.
“We’ve been playing with outstanding intensity,” Minnis said. “We have a tendency to start strong and fall off at the end. I think we improved in this match and in our last three matches. We just have to bounce back against Tennessee.”
The Lady Tigers travel to Knoxville Sunday for a noon, central time, showdown against the Lady Volunteers.
#2 Georgia 7, LSU 0 March 5, 2004 Athens, Ga. Doubles 1. #5 Cioroch/Robinson (UGA) (4) d. Fantilli/Seaman (LSU) 8-4* 2. Schonfeldova/Subbotina (UGA) d. Ferguson/Chiarelli (LSU)8-6 3. Espinal/Caliari (LSU) d. Frazier/Wink (UGA) 8-6 *clinched doubles point Order of finish: 2,1,3 Singles 1. #1 Agata Cioroch (UGA) d. Jessica Ferguson (LSU) (77) 6-2, 6-0 2. #9 Shadisha Robinson (UGA) d. Rocio Fantilli (LSU) 6-3,6-0 3. #92 Evgenia Subbotina (UGA) d. Marina Chiarelli (LSU) 6-2,6-1** 4. Jitka Schonfeldova (UGA) d. Camila Caliari (LSU) 6-0,6-0 5. Alexandra Smith (UGA) d. Lauren Seaman (LSU) 6-0,6-3 6. Douglas Wink (UGA) d. Daysi Espinal (LSU) 2-6,6-4 (10-8) **clinched match Order of finish: 4,1,3,2,5,6