JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State Women's Tennis team earned a 6-1 win over Morehead State (9-13, 6-3 OVC) to claim the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season championship on Sunday at the JSU Tennis Courts.

Jax State (13-8, 9-0 OVC) claimed its first ever OVC Women's Tennis title and its first conference championship since 1993.

The Gamecocks gained a 1-0 advantage by sweeping the three doubles matches for the doubles point. Viviane Marani and Martina Dessbesell defeated Madeleinne Antero and Lauren DeLaney, 8-2 at No. 1. Ralphaela Lima and Kimberly Ferris edged Alix Young and Alexandra Rydberg, 9-7 at No. 2 and Rafaela Wenzel and Kristen Fuller upended Alix Lakow and Kayla Tuscany, 8-6 at No. 3.

JSU claimed wins at the No. 1 through No. 5 singles positions to close out the match. Marani beat Young, 7-6, 6-4 at No. 1. Dessbesell eased past Rydberg, 6-1, 6-2 at No 2. Ferris earned a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Kayla Tuscany at No. 3. Wenzel beat Antero 7-6, 6-4 at No. 4 and Juliana Renesto downed DeLaney, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 at No. 5.

Jacksonville State goes into the 2010 OVC Women's Tennis Tournament as the number one seed which begins on Thursday in Paducah, Ky.

Women's Tennis Match Results
Morehead State vs Jacksonville State
4/11/2010 at Jacksonville, Ala.
(JSU Tennis Courts)

Jacksonville State 6, Morehead State 1

Singles competition
1. MARANI, Viviane (JSUW) def. YOUNG, Alix (MORW) 7-6, 6-4
2. DESSBESELL, Martina (JSUW) def. RYDBERG, Alexandra (MORW) 6-1, 6-2
3. FERRIS, Kimberly (JSUW) def. TUSCANY, Kayla (MORW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
4. WENZEL, Rafaela (JSUW) def. ANTERO, Madeleinne (MORW) 7-6, 6-4
5. RENESTO, Juliana (JSUW) def. DELANEY, Lauren (MORW) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
6. HELMS, Brooke (MORW) def. FULLER, Kristen (JSUW) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. MARANI, Viviane/DESSBESELL, Martina (JSUW) def. ANTERO, Madeleinne/DELANEY, Lauren (MORW) 8-2
2. LIMA, Ralphaela/FERRIS, Kimberly (JSUW) def. YOUNG, Alix/RYDBERG, Alexandra (MORW) 9-7
3. WENZEL, Rafaela/FULLER, Kristen (JSUW) def. LAKOW, Alix/TUSCANY, Kayla (MORW) 8-6

Match Notes:
Morehead State 9-13, 6-3 OVC
Jacksonville State 13-8, 9-0 OVC