Box Score MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The 30th-ranked Sewanee women's tennis team took down Centre College, 5-1, in the championship match of the 2019 Southern Athletic Association Women's Tennis Tournament on Sunday from the Adams Tennis Complex.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (17-8) 5, Centre (10-8) 1
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The women's team split the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles points, with Maura McCrary/Mary Jane McCaghren won the No. 2 flight.
-Caroline Adams/Sara Thompson rallied to take the 2-1 advantage with an 8-6 victory before the team broke off into singles play.
-In singles, Ellie Czura and Maura McCrary made it a 4-1 affair with their wins in singles.
-Catherine Owen at the No. 1 clinched the match for Sewanee, taking down Katharine Sherman, 6-4, 6-4.
-Sewanee collects its seventh consecutive Southern Athletic Association Tournament Championship on Sunday, and the program has won their 13th conference title in program history.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Catherine Owen (SEWANEE) def. Katharine Sherman (CENTRE-W) 6-4, 6-4
2. Ellie Czura (SEWANEE) def. Neha Rao (CENTRE-W) 6-2, 6-4
3. Mary Jane McCaghren (SEWANEE) vs. Abigail Kent (CENTRE-W) unfinished
4. Maura McCrary (SEWANEE) def. Caroline Stallings (CENTRE-W) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jordan Besh (SEWANEE) vs. Hannah Doherty (CENTRE-W) unfinished
6. Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) vs. Emily Zelichenok (CENTRE-W) unfinished
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Neha Rao/Hannah Doherty (CENTRE-W) def. Ellie Czura/Catherine Owen (SEWANEE) 8-4
2. Maura McCrary/Mary Jane McCaghren (SEWANEE) def. Caroline Stallings/Abigail Kent (CENTRE-W) 8-1
3. Caroline Adams/Sara Thompson (SEWANEE) def. Emily Zelichenok/Katharine Sherman (CENTRE-W) 8-6
UP NEXT
Earning the automatic qualifier, Sewanee will next participate in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers will make their 26th appearance in the national tournament and the seventh in a row.
The NCAA will announce selections for the team tournament on Monday, May 6. The individual selections will be announced on May 8.
