(Photo by Joshua Moczygemba)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the 2013 Women's Tennis all-Tournament team this afternoon. Any players or doubles teams that went through the conference tournament undefeated were named to the team.
The Trinity University women won their second straight SCAC Tennis Championship and the 17th title in program history with Sunday morning's 8-1 victory over Southwestern University.
The third-place match between Colorado College and Austin College, which started later Sunday afternoon, was not completed due to time and travel constraints in place for Colorado College. Both teams will share third-place.
Colorado College had reached the consolation match after defeating Centenary College, 5-0, earlier in the day.
Trinity swept the doubles matches to start the title match on Saturday evening, as the two teams attempted to finish off the SCAC Championship before rain hit the San Antonio area. The Tigers actually led 4-0 when play was suspended until Sunday.
Gabrielle Roe clinched the match at No. 3 singles for the Tigers, winning 6-2, 6-1 to make it 5-0 at the time.
Thavindra Ekanayake (pictured above) won 6-1, 6-0 at line one singles, and teamed with Kylie Hornbeck for an 8-1 win at the top line of doubles as well. Hornbeck lost a hard-fought 6-7 (7-10), 6-3, 7-10 match at No. 2 singles to Southwestern's Gabby Hunt for the Pirates' lone team point of the match.
Caroline White and Kathleen Lundquist won 8-5 at No. 2 doubles, while Kristy Hamilton and Stephanie Williamson took an 8-2 win at line three. Hamilton (6-0, 6-1), Williamson (6-1, 6-3), and Lundquist (6-3, 6-0) each also earned singles points for the Tigers.
Trinity's Stephanie Williamson was the only repeat all-Tournament singles honoree, however, Ekanayake has been part of three all-Tournament doubles team and Hornbeck and Williamson have been on two all-Tournament doubles teams.
For the entire 2013 SCAC Women's Tennis All-Tournament team, click here.
