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Nicole Nowak at SAA semis
Reily Rogers
Nicole Nowak posted singles and doubles wins Saturday in Sewanee's 5-0 victory over Centre.
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Centre College CENW (9-9)
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Winner Sewanee SEW-W (14-7)
Centre College CENW
(9-9)
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Final
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Sewanee SEW-W
(14-7)
Winner

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Women's tennis cruises in SAA finals

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Sewanee swept the doubles matches and won a pair of singles outings in straight sets in the 18th-ranked Tigers' 5-0 victory over Centre College in the semifinals of the SAA Women's Tennis Championships here Saturday at the Adams Tennis Center.
 
The Tigers (14-7) advance to take on either Berry College or Rhodes College in the finals of the conference tournament Sunday at 9 a.m. CT.
 
Nicole Nowak and Mariella Congeni defeated Natalie Black and Kayla Harger, 8-1, at No. 3 doubles in about 25 minutes. Fifth-ranked Brooke Despriet and Katherine Petty closed out an 8-2 victory at No. 1 over Grace Williams and Maddy Trinh and Sarah Livingston and Ansley Carpenter completed the sweep of the doubles, winning by the same score at No. 2 versus Carlie Mitchell and Kennedy Herring.
 
Sewanee claimed a pair of straight-set victories and had two other players within a game of finishing their matches in straight sets as well.
 
Petty defeated Williams, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 2 and Nowak completed her 6-2, 6-1, win at No. 6 against Black. Congeni had match point at No. 5 versus Harger (6-2, 5-1) and Livingston also led 6-2, 5-1, at No. 4 over Trinh. Carpenter led in her match at No. 3, 6-0, 4-3, versus Herring and 36th-ranked Despriet won the first set, 6-4, at No. 1 against Mitchell.
 
#18 Sewanee 5, Centre College 0
SINGLES

1. Katherine Petty (SEW) vs. Carlie Mitchell (CEN), 6-4, 1-2
2. #36 Brooke Despriet (SEW) def. Grace Williams (CEN), 6-2, 6-1
3. Ansley Carpenter (SEW) vs. Kennedy Herring (CEN), 6-0, 4-3
4. Sarah Livingston (SEW) vs. Maddy Trinh (CEN), 6-2, 5-1
5. Mariella Congeni (SEW) vs. Kayla Harger (CEN), 6-2, 5-1
6. Nicole Nowak (SEW) def. Natalie Black (CEN), 6-2, 6-1
 
DOUBLES
1. #5 Despriet-Petty (SEW) def. Williams-Trinh (CEN), 8-2
2. Livingston-Carpenter (SEW) def. Mitchell-Herring (CEN), 8-2
3. Nowak-Congeni (SEW) def. Harger-Black (CEN), 8-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,1)
 
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Players Mentioned

Ansley Carpenter

Ansley Carpenter

Junior
Brooke Despriet

Brooke Despriet

Junior
Sarah Livingston

Sarah Livingston

Junior
Nicole Nowak

Nicole Nowak

Senior
Katherine Petty

Katherine Petty

Senior
Mariella Congeni

Mariella Congeni

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ansley Carpenter

Ansley Carpenter

Junior
Brooke Despriet

Brooke Despriet

Junior
Sarah Livingston

Sarah Livingston

Junior
Nicole Nowak

Nicole Nowak

Senior
Katherine Petty

Katherine Petty

Senior
Mariella Congeni

Mariella Congeni

Freshman