Site: Chestnut Hill College Tennis Courts (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Final Score: Chestnut Hill 5, Goldey-Beacom 4
Records: Goldey-Beacom (11-3), Chestnut Hill (11-3)
Next GBC Event: Sunday, Mar. 3 at Delaware State | 2 p.m. | Lewes, Del.
GBC-Chestnut Hill Box Score: HTML
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Junior
Kelly Dennis (Mount Notre Dame H.S./Cincinnati, Ohio) overcame a first set deficit to earn a three-set victory at number two singles as third-seeded Chestnut Hill College (11-3) advanced to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Championship match with a 5-4 victory over second-seeded Goldey-Beacom College (11-3) at the Chestnut Hill College Tennis Courts on Saturday afternoon.
The Griffins, who avenged an 8-1 loss against the Lightning in the regular season, will face three-time defending CACC champion Concordia in the CACC title match on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. The CACC champion will earn an automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship.
After losing the first set by a 6-0 margin against junior
Rocio Cabanillas Moreno (Sevilla, Spain), Dennis rallied by posting a 6-4 victory in the second set before giving Chestnut Hill the victory with a 6-4 triumph in the third set, spoiling the Lightning's comeback.
Senior
Maria Parapouras (Victoria, Australia) earned a pair of victories for the Griffins, posting a 6-2, 6-4 win over senior
Blanca Sancho (Zaragoza, Spain) at number three singles after teaming with senior
Anastasiya Shcherbakova (Minsk, Belarus) for an 8-5 triumph at number one doubles over Sancho and sophomore
Stephanie Puentes Robinson (Bogota, Colombia).
Puentes Robinson, who was named as the CACC Player of the Year for the second straight season, posted a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Shcherbakova at number one singles. Meanwhile, sophomore
Filipa Correia (Lisboa, Portugal) tallied a win at number four singles after pairing with sophomore
Anastasia Melnikova (Vladivostok, Russia) for an 8-6 victory at number two doubles.
Melnikova also earned a 6-1, 6-4 victory over freshman
Axe Owens (Trenton, N.J.) at number six singles.
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