ST. PETER, Minn. -- The Emory Eagles, behind commanding doubles play, claimed the 2012 ITA Division III National Men's Team Indoor Championship title at the Campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. Emory swept through doubles play against the Kenyon Lords, winning by an overall score of 7-2. The title is the fifth in program history for the Eagles, which is the most of any team in the nation.
Emory's doubles play was much improved from the opening round of the tournament, when the Eagles dropped two of three points to Gustavaus Adolphus. Emory was able to sweep the doubles against Kenyon. The Eagles did not let the University of California, Santa Cruz entertain thoughts of making a huge comeback, taking the first two singles matches against the Banana Slugs Santa Cruz to clinch the title.
Georgia State
Outfielder Mark Hogan launched his first career home run to lead a 12-hit attack as the Georgia State baseball team captured its series with defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Austin Peay with a 9-7 victory Sunday afternoon at the GSU Baseball Complex ... McCall Langford lost her perfect game bid with one out in the seventh inning, but she still managed to toss a complete-game shut-out as Georgia State (11-4) defeated Robert Morris (5-4) 5-0 Sunday morning at Woodstock.
Georgia Tech
Using six hits, including a 2-for-4 effort by Alysha Rudnik, the Georgia Tech softball team finished out its time at the NFCA Leadoff Classic with a 6-0 shutout victory Sunday over Illinois State (7-7) at Clearwater, Fla ... The 16th-ranked Georgia Tech women's tennis team (5-5) couldn't repeat Friday's comeback effort in a 4-3 loss to the 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) Sunday morning at Notre Dame ... No. 10 Georgia Tech broke out the bats in support of sophomore starter Dusty Isaacs on Sunday, handing Ohio State a 13-4 setback in the rubber-match of a three-game baseball series baseball at Russ Chandler Stadium.
Georgia
Georgia men finished third at the SEC Indoor track Championships on Sunday afternoon in Lexington, Ky. The Lady Bulldogs finished in fifth place in their competition ... The No. 3 University of Georgia defeated Fresno State by a score of 17-1 on Sunday afternoon at the UGA Equestrian Complex in Bishop, Ga. With the win, Georgia improves to 9-1 on the season ... A trio of Bulldog pitchers led by Taylor Hicks combined to blank Winthrop 3-0 as ninth ranked Georgia completed a three-game sweep Sunday in front of a Foley Field crowd of 2,050 ... Four members of the Georgia women's swimming team improved their provisional qualifying times in an attempt to increase their chances of making next month's NCAA Championships during the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet on Sunday at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The field for the NCAAs will be set this week ... The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs trounced the 17th-ranked Clemson Tigers 7-0 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex Sunday afternoon.
Kennesaw State
The Kennesaw State baseball team dropped the three game series with the University of Memphis after an 8-4 loss on Sunday at FedEx Field. After taking game one of the series, the visiting Owls lost two in a row to the Tigers ... The Kennesaw State women’s golf team sits in 13th place in the 17 team field after round one of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate following a 308, +20 at the daunting English Turn Country Club in New Orleans
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