SUMTER, S.C. – No. 1 seed Lees-McRae defeated No. 2 seed Erskine, 4-2, in the 2025 Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
Pati Vedia Sanchez was named the MVP of the All-Tournament Team.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 1 Lees-McRae – 4, No. 2 Erskine – 2
LOCATION: Palmetto Tennis Center – Sumter, South Carolinas
RECORDS: No. 1 Lees-McRae (18-5/10-0), No. 2 Erskine (15-6/8-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bobcats notched the doubles point with victories on No. 2 and 3 doubles. Caroline Brothers and Lina Ngassi Saqout earned the 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles. Alexa Mazzei and Miranda Noor clinched the point with 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles.
- Sanchez collected the second point of the day with the 7-5, 6-3 win over Erskine's Hanna Vasconez.
- Saqout bounced back in the third for the three-set win over Teodora Stefanovic, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
- Brothers delivered the championship point for the Bobcats with the 7-5, 7-5 win at No. 6 singles.
- Brothers and Saqout joined Sanchez on the All-Tournament Team on Sunday afternoon.
- Lees-McRae earned its first tournament title in women's tennis since 2002.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae have earned the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air on Monday, May 5.
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