Box Score

AIKEN, S.C. – USC Aiken's three-match winning streak was snapped in a 9-0 loss to 11th-ranked Clayton State on Friday afternoon at the USC Aiken Tennis Complex.
 
The loss drops the Pacers to 5-6 on the 2010 season. USC Aiken is now 1-4 in the Peach Belt Conference. Clayton State with the victory improves to 8-4 overall and 5-1 in the PBC.
 
Clayton State was the first team to knock off the Pacers at their home facility in 2010. The Pacers, who are now 2-1 inside the friendly confines of the USC Aiken Tennis Complex this season, had previously been undefeated on their home courts with wins over Wingate and Montevallo.
 
The Pacers were unable to really place themselves into things in doubles, but the Pacers made things a lot harder for the nationally-ranked Lakers in singles. 
 
Stephanie Humphrey (Harpendon, England/Sir John Lawes) opened her No. 2 singles match with regionally 12th-ranked Viktoriya Seyrodenko by earning a 6-4 win in the first set. Seyrodenko would eventually earn the overall victory (4-6, 6-2, 10-8), but she was pushed to the limit by Humphrey's efforts.
 
Freshman Bridgette Gale (St. Augustine, Fla./St. Augustine) followed Humphrey's lead at No. 6 singles by claiming a 6-2 win in the first set over Clayton State's Jessica Budd. Once again, a point would be unable to be acquired by the Pacers, but Gale made Budd earn her 2-6, 6-2, 10-6 victory.
 
The nationally-ranked Pacer men and the USC Aiken women will travel to Dahlonega, Ga. tomorrow to square off against North Georgia. The matches are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 20.