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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Kennesaw State women’s tennis team (0-1) opened its 2013 dual match season witin a 6-1 loss to Chattanooga (1-0) on Friday night at the Hixon Raquet Club. Junior Alexandra Apostu (Bucharest, Romania/ Ion Barbu) tallied wins in both of her singles and doubles matches to lead the Owls.
 
Despite an 8-6 doubles win from Apostu and sophomore Virginie Stein (Gevelsberg, Germany / Gymnasium Gevelsberg) at No. 1 doubles, the Owls gave Chattanooga an early 1-0 advantage with losses on courts two and three.
 
In singles play, senior Therese Lagerkvist (Koping, Sweden/ Adalsskolan) and sophomore Tamara Plocher (Cologne, Germany / Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium) dropped straight-set matches at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots to put Kennesaw State down three points.
 
Behind in the match, Stein and freshman Isabela Castro (Brazil/ Santa Doroteia) fought to keep the Owls in the contest, before falling in straight-sets on courts one and six.
 
Apostu ended the night on a positive note for KSU, earning a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Kaylene Chadwell. Sophomore Jana Hueckinghaus (Gevelsberg, Germany / Gymnasium Gevelsberg) forced three sets, before dropping a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 decision to Alexa Flynn.
 
KSU continues its spring season on Friday, Feb. 1 against Samford in Birmingham, Ala. The match is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET.
 
Keep up with Owls women's tennis this year by following KSU on Twitter at @KSUOwlNation or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook. 
 
Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.  
 
 
Chattanooga 6, Kennesaw State 1
Singles
1. Jenna Nurik (UTC) def. Virginie Stein (KSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Alexandra Apostu (KSU) def. Kaylene Chadwell (UTC) 7-5, 6-4
3. Alexa Flynn (UTC) def. Jana Hueckinghaus (KSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Kayla Jones (UTC) def. Tamara Plocher (KSU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Kelsey Coots (UTC) def. Therese Lagerkvist (KSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Claire Mulyadi (UTC) def. Isabela Castro (KSU) 6-0, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Alexandra Apostu/Virginie Stein (KSU) def. Kelsey Coots/Kayla Jones (UTC) 8-6
2. Kaylene Chadwell/Jenna Nurik (UTC) def. Jana Hueckinghaus/Tamara Plocher (KSU) 8-4
3. Alexa Flynn/Katie Polk (UTC) def. Therese Lagerkvist/Isabela Castro (KSU) 8-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,4,6,1,2,3)