CONCORDIA SECURES SECOND STRAIGHT CACC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Oct. 23, 2010) – Concordia College secured its second consecutive Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Tennis Championship with a 5-0 victory over No. 2 seeded Goldey-Beacom College Saturday afternoon on the campus of Chestnut Hill College. With the victory, the Clippers have earned the CACC’s automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division II East Region Tournament, which will take place in May.
The Clippers got off to a 3-0 lead by taking all three doubles matches. First off the court was the number two doubles pair of Maria Ortiz and Juliana Frey, who earned an 8-0 win. Concordia’s top team of senior Ola Roberts and sophomore Yuliya Plevako led a tight 5-3 match, but went on finish off Marina Sales and Marie-Louise Kline for an 8-3 win.
Concordia’s No. 3 team of Ana S.O. Mendes and Adeline Brennan followed with an 8-3 win. With the match tied, 3-3, the duo reeled off five straight points to give the Clippers a 3-0 edge in the match heading into singles play.
Roberts and Plevako were able to finish their opponents to secure Concordia’s fourth and fifth points, thus ending the match. Roberts, the 2010 CACC Player of the Year, won No. 1 singles over Blanca Sancho, 6-1, 6-1, while Plevako upended Kline, 6-1, 6-0.
Concordia’s Adeline Brennan was named the CACC Tournament MVP. Complete results are below.
CACC Tournament Semi-Finals
Tuesday, October 19
#1 Concordia 5, #4 Chestnut Hill 0
#2 Goldey-Beacom 5, #3 Holy Family 1
CACC Championship Match (at Chestnut Hill College)
Saturday, Oct. 23
Concordia 5, Goldey-Beacom 0
Singles competition |
1. ROBERTS, Ola (CND) def. SANCHO, Blanca (GBC) 6-1, 6-1 |
2. PLEVAKO, Yuliya (CND) def. KLEIN, Marie-Louise (GBC) 6-1, 6-0 |
3. FREY, Juliana (CND) vs. SALES, Marina (GBC) 6-3, 3-1, unfinished |
4. BRENNAN, Adeline (CND) vs. BONOMO, Melanie (GBC) 5-4, unfinished |
5. ORTIZ, Maria (CND) vs. CURE, Laura (GBC) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished |
6. S.O MENDES, Ana (CND) vs. CHAVES, Gabriela (GBC) 5-6, unfinished |
Doubles competition |
1. PLEVAKO, Yuliya/ROBERTS, Ola (CND) def. KLEIN, Marie-Louise/SALES, Marina (GBC) 8-3 |
2. FREY, Juliana/ORTIZ, Maria (CND) def. SANCHO, Blanca/CHAVES, Gabriela (GBC) 8-0 |
3. XAVIER, Camilla/S.O MENDES, Ana (CND) def. LEON, Vanessa/CURE, Laura (GBC) 8-3 |