Lenoir-Rhyne Advances to Women's Tournament Title Game for First Time; Square off With Top Seed Catawba
Lenoir-Rhyne Advances to SAC Championship for First Time in Program History
Sumter, S.C.- History was made on Friday afternoon as the #15 ranked Lenoir-Rhyne women's tennis team defeated #3 seeded and #13 ranked Wingate 4-2 to secure its spot in the South Atlantic Conference Championship for the first time in program history.
The Bears set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with wins from Mehetia Boosie / Runa Muderrisoglu and Alexa Allison / Nellie Wahlberg at the #2 and #3 spots.
Nellie Wahlberg made quick work at #3 singles, winning 6-0, 6-2 to put the Bears up 2-0. Leading 2-1, Mehetia Boosie picked up a big 6-4, 6-4 victory at #5 singles. With the Bears up 3-2, Sandra Mahbouli and Runa Muderrisoglu each had match points at the exact same time, and Mahbouli brought the Bears home by winning a 7-5, 6-4 battle at #4 singles.
#7 Catawba bests Anderson in SAC semis, faces LR in title match
Sumter, S.C. — The 7th-ranked and top-seeded Catawba College women's tennis team punched its ticket to a third consecutive South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis tournament title match on Friday with a 4-0 win over 5th-seeded Anderson at the Palmetto Tennis Center.