THE LEAD
The Lady Patriots improved their winning streak to four as they improved their season record to 5-1 after taking down Clayton State University in Atlanta, Georgia. DBU ran away with the doubles matches after a tight battle on the first court between the Lady Patriots pair, Anic Banic and Lacey Sprinkel and CSU's Mets and Drozdava. Banic and Sprinkel inched away with a narrow, hard-fought, 9-8 (5), victory.

All six-singles court included competitive tennis. DBU was able to take 5 of the 6 matches against CSU. After taking the first set determinedly, Liz Slaughter stayed controlled and finished off her match with a victory thus putting DBU at 6-0 and clinching the overall win. 
 
RESULTS
DBU 8, CSU 1
 
SINGLES
#1 Ana Banic (DBU) def. Drozdava (CSU) 7-5, 6-3
#2 Lacey Sprinkel (DBU def. Mets (CSU) 6-3, 6-0
#3 Liz Slaughter (DBU) def. Shkembi (CSU) 6-2, 6-2
#4 Skylar McDonald def. Canty (CSU) 6-1, 6-1
#5 Agerchik (CSU) def. Bianca Tijerina (DBU) 6-1, 7-6 (9)
#6 Cassidy Paul (DBU) def. Canty (CSU) 6-2, 6-1
 
DOUBLES
#1 Ana Banic/Lacey Sprinkel (DBU) def. Mets/Drozdava (CSU) 9-8 (5)
 #2 Liz Slaughter/Mikayla Rinker (DBU) def. Monterradro/Shkembi (CSU) 8-2
#3 Bianca Tijerina/Skylar McDonald (DBU) def. Agerchik (CSU) 8-1
 
 
COACH LEAH RUTT ON THE LADY PATRIOTS COMPETITIVE EDGE 
"Proud of our number one doubles with a scrappy and mentally tough performance as they saved 3 match points. As a team, we performed well and played united and strong. We are excited for Friday and looking forward to the test of playing a top 10 team in the country."
 
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will remain in Georgia as they travel to Columbus to face off against #10 Columbus State University on Friday, February 24, at 2 PM.