Women’s Tennis Clinches CACC Tournament Berth Win at Chestnut Hill

Women's Tennis | 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom once again received solid play all around and clinched its 10th straight trip to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament with a 7-1 victory at Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, PA.

GBC (7-0, 6-0 CACC) holds a half-match lead over Concordia (5-0) for first place with Post next at 2-0. The defending conference champions will be no worse than a fourth seed for the six-team tournament.

Goldey-Beacom held a 3-0 lead over Chestnut Hill (1-3, 1-3) after doubles. Freshmen Lotte Lesscher y Post (Arnhem, Netherlands) and Catarina Zheng (Oporto, Portugal) got an 8-1 triumph over Mia Covic and Barbara Broville at first doubles, sophomore Anna Hortelano Pey (Castelldefels, Spain) and freshman Fredrika Regner (Langaryd, Sweden) notched an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles over Daniela Siqueira and Nicola Guzowska with senior Raquel Morais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and sophomore Silvia Hortelano Pey (Castelldefels, Spain) getting an 8-1 win at third doubles vs. Julia Bellon and Nicole Yang.

Zheng, who earlier today was named CACC Player and Rookie of the Week, got a 6-3, 6-3 victory at second doubles over Guzowska. Regner posted a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 4 singles over Siqueira, junior Manuela Cornejo (Quito, Ecuador) recorded a 6-4, 6-4 win at fifth singles over Bellon and Silvia Hortelano Pey got a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Yang at No. 6 singles.

Goldey-Beacom is off until October 13, when it faces Post in a rematch of last year's CACC final. Match time in Middlebury, CT is 3:00 pm.

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