Boxscore
 
MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Clayton State (4-10, 2-6 PBC) took a major step towards qualifying for the 2016 Peach Belt Conference Tournament as they downed Montevallo (11-7, 1-7 PBC) in an NCAA Division II women's tennis match on Saturday, April 2.
 
Following an 8-3 loss at No. 2, doubles, the Lakers would take the next two for a 2-1 advantage. Senior Raluca Pavel (Bacau, Romania) and junior Kristiin Mets (Kuressaare, Estonia) picked up the first of those with an 8-5 victory at the No. 1 position before sophomore Alina Ageichik (Minsk, Republic of Belarus) and junior Carolina Monterrubio (Mexico City, Mexico) posted a 9-7 marathon decision at No. 3.
 
They would extend that lead to 3-1 in singles play as Ageichik delivered a 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Julia Berg before the Falcons responded with wins at No. 1 and No. 6 to even the match. However, junior Darina Drozdova (St. Petersburg, Russia) spearheaded the first of two straight victories as she picked up a 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 win at No. 3. Junior Maria Mendes (Sau Paulo, Brazil) then put an end to any comeback hopes with a 7-6, 6-4 decision at No. 4. Monterrubio then closed it out with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 6 to reach the final margin.
 
With the win, Clayton State moves ahead of UM and now holds the season tiebreaker. Currently they sit in 10^th place but are nearly dead even with North Georgia (2-4) and Young Harris (2-5). Over the final weeks, they will play both of those squads and control their own destiny.
 
The Lakers return home on Monday, April 4 when they host Erskine in a rescheduled match. Originally scheduled for February 13, first serve is set for 2 p.m. in Morrow, Georgia.
 
NOTES
The Lakers took on the best team in Montevallo history as that program has won a program record 11 matches this season.
 
Clayton State 6, Montevallo 3

Singles competition

1. Alina Munteanu (UM) def. Raluca Pavel (CST) 6-1, 7-6

2. Kristiin Mets (CST) def. Emily Beatty (UM) 7-6, 5-7, 10-7

3. Darina Drozdova (CST) def. Julia Berg (UM) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2

4. Maria Mendes (CST) def. Rayne Sinclair (UM) 7-6, 6-4

5. Alina Ageichik (CST) def. Allison Howell (UM) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0

6. Lauren Pero (UM) def. Carolina Monterrubio (CST) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Raluca Pavel/Kristiin Mets (CST) def. Rayne Sinclair/Julia Berg (UM) 8-5

2. Allison Howell/Emily Beatty (UM) def. Darina Drozdova/Maria Mendes (CST) 8-3

3. Alina Ageichik/Carolina Monterrubio (CST) def. Alina Munteanu/Allison Whitley (UM) 9-7