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WILMINGTON, Del. – The Goldey-Beacom College women's tennis team is on its way to a rematch with Concordia College in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championship as the No. 2 seeded Lightning cruised past No. 3 Holy Family, 5-1 in CACC semifinal action today at McKean HS.

Sophomore Melanie Bonomo earned the deciding fifth point for GBC (11-1) at No. 4 singles as the No. 1-3 singles matches were halted, as per tournament rules.

The Lightning began singles play with a 2-1 advantage courtesy of two doubles wins by the No. 2 and 3 teams. Sophomore Blanca Sancho and freshman Gabriela Chaves earned an 8-5 win over Maja Pantelic and Chelsea Brown at No. 2, and sophomore Vanessa Leon and freshman Laura Cure defeated Linda Piecyk and Katie Cook, 8-2 at No. 3.

Chaves downed Cook 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles and Cure bested Brown 6-1, 6-1, which left just one more point to be scored. Bonomo cashed in with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Piecyk, and with the win, punched GBC's ticket to a rematch with Concordia in the CACC finals on Saturday at Chestnut Hill.

This win marks the second straight year the Lightning have hosted and defeated the Tigers in the semifinals. The Lightning improved to 2-2 all-time in post-season play.

GBC will now face a Clipper team that is 16-0 in conference play since joining the league in 2009, including an 8-0 mark this season.

Concordia, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, defeated No. 4 Chestnut Hill, 5-0 earlier this afternoon to advance to the finals.

The finals match will begin Sat., Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. and will be hosted by Chestnut Hill College.