Arkansas Tech University reached the semifinal round of the 2018 Great American Conference Tournament in women’s tennis, which was contested Thursday through Saturday in Bentonville.
The Golden Suns (12-6) defeated Southern Nazarene University 5-1 in the opening round on Thursday. It was the final match in Crimson Storm women’s tennis history. SNU is discontinuing the sport at the end of the 2017-18 academic year.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University defeated Arkansas Tech 5-1 in the semifinals on Friday.
Arkansas Tech 5, Southern Nazarene 1
Thursday, April 19 @ Bentonville
DOUBLES
Katharina Drebka/Julia Schoch (ATU) def. Noelia Gomez/Zoe Gray (SNU) 8-2
Annabel Rowlands/Kami Ward (ATU) def. Anna Garcia/Dragana Samardzic (SNU) 8-1
Megan Bell/Teresa Sanchez (ATU) def. Polina Chala/Judit Mas (SNU) 8-2
SINGLES
Noelia Gomez (SNU) def. Katharina Drebka (ATU) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
Polina Chala (SNU) def. Teresa Sanchez (ATU) 6-2, 6-0
Kami Ward (ATU) def. Anna Garcia (SNU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
Julia Schoch (ATU) vs. Dragana Samardzic (SNU) 5-6, 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
Annabel Rowlands (ATU) vs. Judit Mas (SNU) 7-6 (7-2), 5-2, unfinished
Katie Harris (ATU) def. Zoe Gray (SNU) 6-0, 6-1
Southeastern Oklahoma State 5, Arkansas Tech 1
Friday, April 20 @ Bentonville
DOUBLES
Sandra Reljic/Nina Sergeev (SE) def. Katharina Drebka/Julia Schoch (Tech) 8-6
Annabel Rowlands/Kami Ward (Tech) def. Paula Martinez/Luisa Auffarth (SE) 8-5
Diana Budnik/India Shiaelis (SE) def. Teresa Sanchez/Megan Bell (Tech) 9-8 (7-4)
SINGLES
Sandra Reljic (SE) def. Katharina Drebka (Tech) 6-4, 6-3
Luisa Auffarth (SE) def. Teresa Sanchez (Tech) 6-4, 6-4
Kami Ward (Tech) vs. India Shiaelis (SE) 4-6, 6-1, 1-2, unfinished
Julia Schoch (Tech) vs. Paula Martinez (SE) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
Annabel Rowlands (Tech) vs. Chiara Berg (SE) 6-2, 3-4, unfinished
Diana Budnik (SE) def. Katie Harris (Tech) 6-3, 6-1
