San Antonio - The top-seeded Trinity women's tennis team won its third consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a 5-0 victory over No. 3 Schreiner University on Sunday morning.

Trinity (13-8) also won its 18th overall SCAC Championship, and gained the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Led by Head Coach Matthew Haugen, the Tigers opened the dual match by winning all three doubles matchups. The tightest match was No. 1 doubles, as Liza Southwick and Kathleen Lundquist won 8-4, and improved their record to 2-0. Stephanie Williamson and Kylie Hornbeck took No. 2 doubles 8-1, and now stand at 10-1 on the season. Caroline White and Gabrielle Roe remained undefeated at 7-0 after winning No. 3 doubles 8-2.

Two singles matches were played to conclusion. Roe won No. 4 singles 6-1, 6-0, and upped her record to 13-5. The clincher came at No. 6 singles, with Williamson prevailing 6-1, 6-0. Williamson is sporting a 10-4 season record.

Hornbeck was leading No. 1 singles 6-3, 5-4; Hamilton held a 7-5, 4-1 advantage at No. 2 singles; White was ahead 7-5, 3-0 on the No. 3 line; and Lavinia Bendandi led 4-1 in the No. 5 match before Trinity was declared the overall winner.

The NCAA bids will be issued on May 5.