Tennis Advances to SSAC Finals

In the semifinals of the SSAC Tournament, the #6 Brenau Tennis team defeated #13 College of Coastal Georgia 5-1 to advance to the finals on Saturday.

According to conference rules, the match is stopped when one team reaches five points. With a 2-1 lead after doubles play, the Golden Tigers swept the #1, #2 and #3 singles matches to advance.

The final match will be played at 10 am central time on Saturday against the winner of Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) University and William Carey (Miss.) College.

Match results:

Brenau 5, Coastal 1

Doubles:

1. Jasova/Nazarova (BU) def. Hunter/Faas (Coastal) 8-0

2. Moniz/Perdomo (BU) def. Hunter/Polakovic (Coastal) 8-0

3. Lopes/Beba (Coastal) def. Savina/Cohron (BU) 8-3

Singles:

1. Dominika Jasova (BU) def. Elekra Hunter (Coastal) 6-0, 6-2

2. Maria Perdomo (BU) def. Sunshine Beba (Coastal) 6-2, 6-1

3. Zalina Nazarova (BU) def. Nicole Faas (Coastal) 6-4, 6-2

4. Stephanie Moniz (BU) vs. Priti Rijal (Coastal) 6-3, 5-0, DNF

5. Valeria Savina (BU) vs. Kristina Polakovic (Coastal) 4-6, 4-1, DNF

6. Kelley Cohron (BU) vs. Luisa Lopes (Coastal) 6-7 (3), 3-0, DNF

Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (1, 2, 3*)