SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Trinity University women's tennis team won its sixth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a 5-0 victory over Southwestern University on Sunday. Official Website l Bracket l Postmatch Interview
TRINITY 5, SOUTHWESTERN 0
April 30, 2017 at San Antonio, TX (Trinity University)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Liza Southwick (TUW) vs. Mary Cardone (SU) unfinished |
| 2. Caroline Kutach (TUW) def. Taite Drews-Jones (SU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 3. Marie Lutz (TUW) def. Anna Schneemann (SU) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 4. Zoe Kaffen (TUW) vs. Megan Hawkins (SU) unfinished |
| 5. Andrea De Leon (TUW) vs. Nicole Wilson (SU) unfinished |
| 6. Cheyenne Duncan (TUW) vs. Cecile Wilde (SU) unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Liza Southwick/Marie Lutz (TUW) def. Mary Cardone/Anna Schneemann (SU) 8-3 |
| 2. Caroline Kutach/Zoe Kaffen (TUW) def. Megan Hawkins/Julie Swets (SU) 8-5 |
| 3. Andrea De Leon/Mary Kaffen (TUW) def. Nicole Wilson/Maranda Kahl (SU) 8-4 |
| Match Notes |
| SCAC Championship Match |
The 16th-ranked Tigers secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship with the victory over #28 Southwestern.
The Tigers doubles teams set the tone for the match by winning all three matchups. Liza Southwick and Marie Lutz won at #1 doubles, Caroline Kutach and Zoe Kaffen took the second line, and Andrea De Leon and Mary Kaffen were victorious in the #3 match.
Kutach handily won #2 singles, and Lutz clinched the dual match by winning the third line.
NOTABLES
- The Tigers have won seven straight matches, and stand at 17-7. The Pirates finished their season with a 20-3 mark.
- Sunday's win marked the third consecutive SCAC crown for third-year Head Coach Gretchen Rush.
- Trinity now has 21 SCAC Women's Tennis Championships to its credit.
- Liza Southwick and Marie Lutz, along with Caroline Kutach and Zoe Kaffen, are sporting 6-0 records as doubles teams. Andrea De Leon and Mary Kaffen are 5-0 as a tandem.
