Buoyed by a sweep of the doubles matches and then wins by the No. 5 and No. 6 singles, the Georgia State women's tennis rolled to a 5-2 win over Samford from the OVC on Saturday afternoon at the Piedmont Tennis Center.

The Panthers have now won six of their last seven matches, despite not playing with their No. 1 player.

"I think the team has demonstrated a lot of their talent and determination in the past two days," Coach Lisa Belcher noted. "They have played with a lot of pride and they have really played well. I'm really proud of both their effort and their outcomes."

Georgia State will now try for a third win in a third straight day of competition with a Sunday 10 a.m. match with Denver at the Piedmont Tennis Center.

DOUBLES:
1. Malina / Stahl-Johansson (GSU) d Emily White / Sarah McKey 8-7 (SAM) (7- 5)
2. Strickland / Nitkova (GSU) d. Anna Jackson / Whitnie Warren (SAM) 8-5
3. Podgorsek / Smith (GSU) d. Katie McMiller / C. Baker (SAM) 8-3

Order of doubles finish: 3, 1, 2

SINGLES:
1. Martina Nitkova (GSU) d. Anna Jackson (SAM) 6-1, 6-4
2. Rachel Malina (GSU) d. Kaite McMiller (SAM) 7-6, 6-1
3. Emily White (SAM) d. Emma Stahl-Johansson (GSU) 6-0, 6-4
4. Whitnie Warren (SAM) d. Mateja Podgorsek (GSU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Kiera Strickland (GSU) d. Sarah McKey (SAM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Brittany Smith (GSU) d. Bethany Benson (SAM) 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4

TEAM RECORD: 6-3