Kristiin Mets
Kristiin Mets challenged the No. 7 singles player in the country before falling 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 position.

Women's Tennis By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director

Mets Pushes No. 7 Singles Player in Division II to Limit as Clayton State Falls 9-0 to No. 1 BYU-Hawaii

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MORROW, Ga. – Junior Kristiin Mets (Kuressaare, Estonia) delivered one of the best performances of her career as Clayton State battled No. 1 BYU-Hawaii (13-0, 0-0 PacWest) before falling 9-0 in an NCAA Division II women's tennis match on Monday, March 28.
 
With the Lakers playing down one person, the Seasiders opened up with a 2-0 lead before posting an 8-0 decision at No. 2 doubles. The pairing of senior Raluca Pavel (Bacau, Romania) and Mets at No. 1 doubles then challenged BYUH's Dallas Zhang and JoJo Wu before falling 8-3 in a competitive match.
 
Straight sets wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles wrapped up the match and Pavel took on the No. 1 singles player in the country in Zhang before dropping a 6-1, 6-1 decision. Following a win a No. 5, BYU-Hawaii faced their toughest challenge.
 
Mets, playing at the No. 2 position, faced off against Karen Liu, who is currently ranked No. 7 in the nation. In that match she surrendered nothing and forced Liu to earn every point of a 6-4, 6-4 decision to close out the match.
 
The Lakers hit the road and return to Peach Belt Conference action as they travel to Montevallo (8-6, 1-6 PBC) on Saturday, April 2. First serve is set for 2 p.m. (EST) in Montevallo, Ala.
 
No. 1 BYU-Hawaii 9, Clayton State 0
Singles competition
1. #1 Dallas Zhang (BYUH) def. Raluca Pavel (CST) 6-1, 6-1
2. #7 Karen Liu (BYUH) def. Kristiin Mets (CST) 6-4, 6-4
3. #47 Summer Wen (BYUH) def. Darina Drozdova (CST) 6-0, 6-0
4. Suzie Hsieh (BYUH) def. Alina Ageichik (CST) 6-0, 6-0
5. Jeong-Min Jeon (BYUH) def. Carolina Monterrubio (CST) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jade Griffin (BYUH) def. No player (CST), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Dallas Zhang/JoJo Wu (BYUH) def. Raluca Pavel/Kristiin Mets (CST) 8-3
2. #16 Karen Liu/Suzie Hsieh (BYUH) def. Darina Drozdova/Alina Ageichik (CST) 8-0
3. Jade Griffin/Kanela Adamson (BYUH) def. No player/No player (CST), by forfeit
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Players Mentioned

Alina Ageichik

Alina Ageichik

5' 5"
Sophomore
Darina Drozdova

Darina Drozdova

5' 8"
Junior
Kristiin Mets

Kristiin Mets

5' 8"
Junior
Raluca Pavel

Raluca Pavel

5' 8"
Senior
Carolina Monterrubio

Carolina Monterrubio

5' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alina Ageichik

Alina Ageichik

5' 5"
Sophomore
Darina Drozdova

Darina Drozdova

5' 8"
Junior
Kristiin Mets

Kristiin Mets

5' 8"
Junior
Raluca Pavel

Raluca Pavel

5' 8"
Senior
Carolina Monterrubio

Carolina Monterrubio

5' 3"
Junior