Columbus State Athletics | March 2, 2014 Columbus State wins showdown vs. Valdosta St. Share COLUMBUS, Ga. -- After taking a tough loss against Emory on Thursday, Columbus State team rebounded to take a grueling 5-4 victory against 20th-ranked Valdosta State on Saturday. The top-20 showdown took place at the Mary V. Blackmon Tennis Center on the campus of CSU.Needing to take an early advantage, the Lady Cougars (6-1) won two of the three doubles matches. In the marquee match, eighth-ranked Paola Cigui and Beatriz Leon blanked Michelle Fischer and Sabrina Schmidt 8-0. CSU also recorded a victory at second doubles as Camila Tobar and Olivera Jokic defeated Jessica Tuggle and Moriah Hibbard 8-3.Valdosta State (3-2) got on the board at third doubles when Jennifer Rink and Laura Ubeda edged Laura Chapman and Saravinder Pannu 8-6.Things became interesting in singles play as the Blazers attempted a comeback. Ubeda knocked off Tobar 6-1, 6-4 at third singles while Julianna Boehm won easily against Chapman. Boehm won the match 6-2, 6-3 to tie the overall match at three.At second singles, 23rd-ranked Leon gave Columbus State the lead right back with a 6-0, 6-1 victory versus Rink.After dropping her first match in her career on Thursday, second-ranked Cigui bounced right back to take an exciting three-set match. After trading 7-6 victories, Cigui won the third set 6-2 to take the match.However, a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory by Schmidt at fourth singles versus Jokic knotted the match at four.In the deciding match, Olivera Tadijin was able to rally back from a 1-6 loss in the first set to defeat Joanna Lario 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at sixth singles. DII football programs with the most NCAA DII national championships Here's a look at the programs that have won the most DII football national championships. READ MORE There's a new team atop the DII football Power 10 rankings after a weekend of top-10 upsets Seven DII football Power 10 teams fell last week, leading to a complete shakeup in the rankings. Let's breakdown the new-look top 10 and make some predictions for Week 8. READ MORE No. 1 and No. 2 fall as top-25 upsets rock the DII football landscape. Here's what you missed No. 1 no more. West Florida was upset by West Georgia and with No. 2 Northwest Missouri State falling, the top-10 will have a new look. Here's the rundown and some of the best stats of the day. READ MORE