History! #38 Women’s Tennis claims first SAC title in program history with triumphant win over #6 Wingate

Sumter, S.C. —-- The 38th-ranked and sixth-seed Catawba College women's tennis team made history on Saturday afternoon with its first South Atlantic Conference tournament title in program history, upending 6th-ranked and top-seeded Wingate, 4-1, at the Palmetto Tennis Center. Sophomore Ami Miya earned SAC Tournament MVP.

HOW IT HAPPENED

- Sofia Hernandez Mera and Rin Igarashi won their #3 doubles match, 6-2, but Wingate claimed the doubles point

- Tournament MVP Miya clinched the championship point with a win over 18th-ranked Chloe Kosmrlj, 6-1, 7-5

- Mati Moretti picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win in #3 singles 

- Isidora Zivkovic impressed with a 6-1, 6-0 win in #4 singles

- Vaishnavi Venkatesh stepped up with a 6-3, 7-5 win in #5 singles

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH MIC MOORE

"Wingate is an incredible team. We knew playing #6 in the nation after we lost 0-7 in the season would be tough," Moore said. "But I told them to accept this would be hard, don't be shocked when it is and face adversity with a force. After losing the doubles point, we did just that. The entire facility was echoing "Go [Catawba] Indians" from start to finish. Catawba Culture truly makes a difference. We stuck together and stayed full of energy start to finish. Just like that, we reigned in one point at a time until our sophomore and tournament MVP, Ami Miya, locked in the victory with the final point."

UP NEXT

- Catawba learns its postseason matchup with the NCAA DII Women's Tennis Tournament selection show on Monday, May 6