Catawba Enters SAC Women's Tennis Tournament as Top Seed as Bracket is Released

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba continued its dominance in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis, completing a perfect 11-0 regular season to claim the 2026 SAC Women's Tennis Regular Season Championship. The Indians enter next week's SAC Women's Tennis Championship as the No. 1 seed.

Lenoir-Rhyne secured the No. 2 seed after finishing the season at 10-1 in conference play, while Wingate claimed the No. 3 seed with a 9-2 mark. Newberry rounds out the top four with an 8-3 record to earn the No. 4 seed.

Anderson and Lincoln Memorial both finished 6-5 in SAC play, tying for fifth place. Anderson earned the No. 5 seed thanks to its 4-3 head-to-head victory over LMU, while the Railsplitters take the No. 6 seed.

Another tie occurred between UVA Wise and Carson-Newman, who each posted 5-6 conference records. UVA Wise claimed the No. 7 seed following its 4-3 win over Carson-Newman during the regular season, while the Eagles enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed.

The 2026 South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Championship will be held at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C., beginning with quarterfinal matches, followed by semifinals and the championship match.

The 2026 SAC Women's Tennis Championship schedule is as follows:

Quarterfinals - Thursday, April 16 – Sumter, S.C. – Palmetto Tennis Center

Match 1: #8 Carson-Newman vs. #1 Catawba, 2 p.m.
Match 2: #5 Anderson vs. #4 Newberry, 2 p.m.
Match 3: #7 UVA Wise vs. #2 Lenoir-Rhyne, 2 p.m.
Match 4: #6 Lincoln Memorial vs. #3 Wingate, 2 p.m.

Semifinals – Friday, April 17
Match 5: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2, 1 p.m.
Match 6: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 1 p.m.

Championship – Saturday, April 18
Match 7: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 1 p.m.