NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The ninth-ranked
DePauw University Tigers captured their third straight Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference title after a 9-0 win over
30th-ranked Sewanee in the SCAC title match. DePauw improved to
20-4 with the win, while Sewanee dropped to 13-10.
DePauw swept the doubles competition before taking all six singles
matches including five in straight sets. The match marked the sixth
straight year the Tigers battled in the championship match.
With the championship, DePauw has earned automatic qualification
into the NCAA Division III Championships which begin on Friday, May
14, with the 48-team field announced on May 10.
Just as it did a year ago, DePauw had seven different players make
the 2010 all-tournament team. Five of those – Kelly Gebert,
Greer Mackie, Kayla Smith, Tricia Wilks and Courtney Griffin
– all went undefeated at their respective singles’
slots to earn all-tournament honors. Janelle Arita joined Gebert at
No. 2 doubles and Taylor Prodromos joined Wilks at No. 3
doubles.
Repeat selections from last year on the all-tournament singles team
include Mackie, Gebert, Smith and Wilks from DePauw and Karolyn
Hays of Centre College (pictured). Hays is just the second
player to go 4-0 at the women’s tournament – following
Claire Mesnil of Hendrix who accomplished the feat last
year.
DePauw’s Arita and Gebert also made the team last year at No.
2 doubles.
For the entire 2010 SCAC Women's Tennis All-Tournament team, click here.