Arkansas Tech University has reached the championship match of the Great American Conference Tournament in women’s tennis for the fourth time in the five-year history of the league.
The Golden Suns (11-12) defeated East Central University 5-1 in the GAC Tournament semifinal round at the Memorial Park Tennis Complex in Bentonville on Friday.
With the win, Arkansas Tech advances to face top-seeded Southeastern Oklahoma State University (12-3) in the GAC Tournament championship match at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Golden Suns won the GAC Tournament title in 2012 and finished as runner-up in 2013 and 2014. Southeastern Oklahoma State is making its first appearance in the GAC Tournament final.
Arkansas Tech 5, East Central 1
Friday, April 22 @ Bentonville
DOUBLES
Macarena Sedano Acosta/Tamara Bell (TECH) d. Julia Municoy/Alex Makashov (ECU), 9-8 (7-2)
Camila Roca/Laura Sanchez (TECH) d. Anna Garcia/Gloria Mayorga (ECU), 8-4
Annabel Rowlands/Teresa Sanchez (TECH) d. Becca Richison/Srijita Ghosh (ECU), 8-2
SINGLES
Macarena Sedano Acosta (TECH) vs. Julia Municoy (ECU), 0-6, 6-3, 1-5 (unfinished)
Tamara Bell (TECH) vs. Anna Garcia (ECU), 3-6, 6-4, 5-2 (unfinished)
Teresa Sanchez (TECH) d. Alex Makashov (ECU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Annabel Rowlands (TECH) vs. Gloria Mayorga (ECU), 6-3, 3-6, 3-1 (unfinished)
Srijita Ghosh (ECU) d. Camila Roca (TECH), 6-4, 6-3
Laura Sanchez (TECH) d. Veronica Mijares (ECU), 6-4, 6-3
