ATLANTA - The University of the South women's tennis team will see two sets of doubles teams compete in the main draw final on Sunday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) South Regional Championships.
Brooke Despriet/
Katherine Petty and
Ansley Carpenter/
Alice Hall will play for all the marbles on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT.
Despriet/Petty, the top seed in the region, defeated Emory's Alessia Martinez/Ana Cristina Perez, 8-0 in the semifinals.
Carpenter/Hall, ranked third in the tournament, defeated teammates
Nicole Nowak/
Emma Smith, 8-2. Nowak/Smith reached the semis after defeating Kristal Dule/Elisa Mariotti from N.C. Wesleyan.
Sewanee also ends Emory's reign of 14 straight ITA Region Doubles Championships.
This will be the third time since 1999 that a doubles team from the University of the South will win the ITA South Regional Doubles Championships. The previous two were Gabriella Carvalho/Laura Fanjoy in 2007 and Sarah Cameron/Mary Missbach in 1999.
The winner will automatically qualify for the ITA Cup in October and earn All-America honors.
In the singles main draw, Hall will take on Iris Berman in the semifinals on Sunday morning. In the quarters, the sophomore defeated Dule, 6-4, 6-2.
A full recap will be compiled, including the B Draws, will be posted after all results are finalized.
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