Tennis Falls in SSAC FInals

The Brenau tennis team lost to Auburn University-Montgomery 5-1 in the finals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday in Mobile, Alabama.

The #2 seeded Golden Tigers won in doubles plays as the team of Fatyha Berjane and Patricia Recalde defeated Paula Diaz and Anna Rudolfova 9-7 to notch their lone victory of the day.

Brenau now awaits seeding for the NAIA National Tournament at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama starting May 15^th.

Singles competition

1. Paula Diaz (AUMW) vs. Fatyha Berjane (BU) 2-6, 1-1, unfinished

2. Kelly Southwood (AUMW) def. Rebecca Pijls (BU) 6-0, 6-2

3. Iris Verweij (AUMW) vs. Maya Mammetgulyyeva (BU) 6-4, 2-0, unfinished

4. Celine Lenertz (AUMW) vs. Patricia Recalde (BU) 5-4, unfinished

5. Alejandra Gil (AUMW) def. Kirsten Dickins (BU) 6-0, 6-2

6. Anna Rudolfova (AUMW) def. Paula Rives(BU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Fatyha Berjane/Patricia Recalde (BU) def. Paula Diaz/Anna Rudolfova (AUMW) 9-7

2. Kelly Southwood/Celine Lenertz (AUMW) def. Maya Mammetgulyyeva/Rebecca Pijls (BU) 8-2

3. Alejandra Gil/Iris Verweij (AUMW) def. Kirsten Dickins/Paula Rives (BU) 8-1