KERRVILLE, Texas -- Second-seeded Southwestern University advanced to tomorrow's semifinal round with a 5-0 victory over No. 7 Texas Lutheran University Friday afternoon in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship quarterfinals at the H-E-B Municipal Tennis Center in Kerrville, Texas. Official Website l Postmatch Interview | Photo Album
The 16th-ranked Pirates improved to 15-4 and will face third-seeded Colorado College in tomorrow's semifinals. Texas Lutheran finishes the 2022 season with a 2-13 record. The match had been scheduled for 9 am in the morning, but a constant mist and overcast skies pushed the start time back to 3:15 pm local time.
Southwestern started the match up 3-0 as TLU fielded just four players and made quick work of the Bulldogs with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. The team of Alli Ziehm and Emma Kesterson defeated Paula Acosta and Kaitlyn Enloe at No. 1 doubles and Lauren Chisholm and Taylor Despriet blanked Haley Koffman and Kayleigh Gardner to clinch the match.
It was the third time this season Southwestern has defeated Texas Lutheran, having swept a doubleheader from the Bulldogs by identical 9-0 scores back on April 8.
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 5, TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 0
April 29, 2022 at Kerrville, Texas (HEB Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Paula Acosta (TLU) vs. Taylor Despriet (SU) no result |
| 2. Kaitlyn Enloe (TLU) vs. Emma Kesterson (SU) no result |
| 3. Haley Hoffmann (TLU) vs. Lauren Chisholm (SU) no result |
| 4. Kayleigh Gardner (TLU) vs. Sydney Wahl (SU) no result |
| 5. Alli Ziehm (SU) def. No player (TLU), by walkover |
| 6. Lydia Lee (SU) def. No player (TLU), by walkover |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alli Ziehm/Emma Kesterson (SU) def. Paula Acosta/Kaitlyn Enloe (TLU) 8-1 |
| 2. Lauren Chisholm/Taylor Despriet (SU) def. Haley Hoffmann/Kayleigh Gardner (TLU) 8-0 |
| 3. Chadler Vrba/Sara Le (SU) def. No player/No player (TLU), by walkover |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,6) |
| T-2:00 A-312 |
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Southwestern advances to face third-seeded Colorado College in the semifinals, currently scheduled for Friday at 9:00 a.m. at the H-E-B Municipal Tennis Center. This is Southwestern's sixth straight trip to the semifinals (the 2020 championships were canceled) and the ninth meeting between the two schools in SCAC tournament play. The Pirates hold a 5-3 edge, including wins in the last two match-ups (2016 and 2017).