KERRVILLE, Texas -- Defending champion Southwestern University defeated Colorado College, 5-0, Saturday morning in the semifinal play at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship at the H-E-B Municipal Tennis Center in Kerrville, Texas. Official Website | Postmatch Interview | Photo Album
Southwestern, the 16th-ranked team in the nation, improves to 16-4 with the win as the Pirates seek to defend their tournament title against Trinity in a rematch of the last year's championship. Tomorrow's championship match is scheduled for 9 a.m., and will be played at the Cree Family Tennis Center on the campus of Schreiner.
The Pirates swept doubles play with relative ease, taking 8-1 victories on both the No. 1 and No. 2 line and an 8-2 win at No. 3.
Following a short weather delay, the Pirates' Emma Kesterson gave her team a 4-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over CC's Elizabeth Girian and Nina Mitrofanova clinched the match for Southwestern with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Christian Heffron at No. 1 singles.
Sunday's matchup marks the sixth consecutive year the tournament has been contested (and seventh overall) the two have met in the championship match with Trinity holding a 4-1 edge over that stretch. Southwestern, however, has the most recent bragging rights having broken through for the program's first-ever conference title at last year's championship.
SOUTHWESTERN 5, COLORADO COLLEGE 0
April 30, 2022 at Kerrville, Texas (HEB Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Nina Mitrofanova (SU) def. Christina Heffron (COLO) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Maddy Meister (COLO) vs. Taylor Despriet (SU) no result |
| 3. Emma Kesterson (SU) def. Elizabeth Girian (COLO) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Gigi Jensen (COLO) vs. Lauren Chisholm (SU) no result |
| 5. Romi Hodor (COLO) vs. Sydney Wahl (SU) no result |
| 6. Malia Rivera (COLO) vs. Alli Ziehm (SU) no result |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Nina Mitrofanova/Lydia Lee (SU) def. Maddy Meister/Olivia Dicks (COLO) 8-1 |
| 2. Alli Ziehm/Emma Kesterson (SU) def. Gigi Jensen/Malia Rivera (COLO) 8-1 |
| 3. Lauren Chisholm/Taylor Despriet (SU) def. Christina Heffron/Elizabeth Girian (COLO) 8-2 |
| Match notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,1) |
| T-2:45 A-302 |
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Southwestern advances to face top-seeded and 13th-ranked Trinity in the tournament final, currently scheduled for Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at the Cree Family Tennis Center on the campus of Schreiner. The Pirates are seeking to repeat as SCAC women's tennis tournament champions.
Colorado College (10-12) will play in tomorrow's third place match against St. Thomas, who was defeated by Trinity. That match is also scheduled for 9 a.m. and will be played at the H-E-B Municipal Tennis Center.