ROME, Ga. / ATLANTA - The No. 7 University of the South women's tennis team picked up three wins over the weekend, defeating Berry College and Oglethorpe University by identical 8-1 scores to conclude an eighth undefeated season in the league. Additionally, the Tigers recorded a clean sheet of Piedmont in the regular season finale on Sunday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Saturday: No. 7 Sewanee 8, Berry (9-4, 5-1) 1
Final Score, Sunday, Match 1: No. 7 Sewanee 8, Oglethorpe (5-10, 1-6) 1
Final Score: Sunday Match 2: No. 7 Sewanee (17-3, 7-0) 9, Piedmont (21-4) 0
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REGULAR SEASON TITLE
-Sewanee, after winning the first seven SAA Regular Season Championships, came back in 2022 to secure the team's eighth regular season crown over the weekend.
-Recording a perfect season in league play, the Purple and White have won 52 straight regular season SAA matches.
-The Tigers will be the No. 1 seed at next weekend's SAA Tournament, which will be held in Murfreesboro, Tenn. at the Adams Tennis Complex.
HOW IT HAPPENED, BERRY
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Alice Hall (10-5) earned her 10th win of the campaign with her straight-set win at the No. 2.
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Brooke Despriet and
Alice Hall (14-3), who remains at the top in the latest region rankings in doubles, breezed past Allison Ivey and Juliana Mascagni for the team's 14th win of the year.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Allison Ivey (BC) def. #46
Brooke Despriet (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-2
2.
Alice Hall (SEWANEE) def. Juliana Mascagni (BC) 6-3, 6-2
3.
Emma Smith (SEWANEE) def. Kathryn Barker (BC) 6-0, 6-3
4.
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Adelle Yanez (BC) 6-0, 6-3
5.
Natalia Nassar (SEWANEE) def. Lauren Masteller (BC) 6-2, 6-2
6.
Sarah Livingston (SEWANEE) def. Emma Kruger (BC) 6-1, 6-4
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Brooke Despriet/
Alice Hall (SEWANEE) def. Allison Ivey/Juliana Mascagni (BC) 8-4
2.
Natalia Nassar/
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Kathryn Barker/Lauren Masteller (BC) 8-2
3.
Emma Smith/
Nicole Nowak (SEWANEE) def. Adelle Yanez/Emma Kruger (BC) 8-2
HOW IT HAPPENED, OGLETHORPE
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Jordan Besh (10-2) earned her fifth win in a row and her 10th this season wiht a straight-set victory at the No. 3.
SINGLES RESULTS
1.
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Izzy Forster (OUW) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) def. Sydney Dattilo (OUW) 6-1, 6-2
3.
Jordan Besh (SEWANEE) def. Alyssa Merletti (OUW) 6-0, 6-2
4.
Carolyn Reid (SEWANEE) def. Lily Allyene (OUW) 6-1, 6-3
5.
Lauren Kadow (SEWANEE) def. Alexis Salgueiro (OUW) 6-4, 6-0
6.
Bradley Tyer Jones (SEWANEE) def. Brianna Ali (OUW) 6-2, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Sydney Dattilo/Lily Allyene (OUW) def.
Emma Caldwell/
Jordan Besh (SEWANEE) 8-6
2.
Carolyn Reid/
Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) def. Izzy Forster/Brianna Ali (OUW) 8-2
3. Cici Hardin/
Madeline Cummings (SEWANEE) def. Katie Hunter/Alyssa Merletti (OUW) 8-4
HOW IT HAPPENED, PIEDMONT
-Ansley Carptenter (14-5) won three points over the weekend, including two on Sunday at the No. 1. In the Piedmont matchup, she took down Imani Vincent in straight sets.
-In doubles, Carpenter and
Natalia Nassar extended the win streak to 14 straight and 16-1 overall with their 8-1 victory at the No. 1.
SINGLES RESULTS
1.
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Imani Vincent (PUW) 6-0, 6-3
2.
Natalia Nassar (SEWANEE) def. Abbey Grace Venham (PUW) 6-0, 6-3
3.
Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) def. Melissa Gish (PUW) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Sarah Livingston (SEWANEE) def. Marion Sloyan (PUW) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Emma Caldwell (SEWANEE) def. Dakota Wilkes (PUW) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Carolyn Reid (SEWANEE) def. Alyssa McSpadden (PUW) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES RESULTS
1.
Natalia Nassar/
Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Rachel Marsh/Abbey Grace Venham (PUW) 8-1
2.
Brooke Despriet/
Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) def. Alyssa McSpadden/Imani Vincent (PUW) 8-1
3.
Carolyn Reid/
Jordan Besh (SEWANEE) def. Maggie Moody/Melissa Gish (PUW) 8-3
UP NEXT
With the regular season in the books, the Tigers will begin their quest for an eighth SAA Tournament Championship starting on Friday with (8) Hendrix in the quarterfinals from the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro.
