No. 11 Tiger Women's Tennis is on the hunt for their 26th overall Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship this weekend.
The Tigers (13-4) are fresh off the heels of two wins over conference opponents. Trinity outscored Southwestern and Colorado 12-3 and picked up a few dominant wins in both singles and doubles.
Ellie Hughes (Austin, Texas / Vandergrift) and
Rosabella Andrade (Southlake, Texas / Ponderosa) won both doubles matches by a score of 8-1. Andrade also won both her singles matches by a combined score of 24 sets to 8.
SCAC Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week - Ellie Huges, Rosabella Andrade
For the second time this season, the duo of senior
Ellie Hughes (Austin, Texas / Vandegrift) and first-year
Rosabella Andrade (Southlake, Texas / Ponderosa) have been elected as the SCAC Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week.
From the SCAC Press Release: Hughes and Andrade went undefeated as the 14th-ranked Tiger women's tennis defeated both Southwestern and Colorado College to close out the regular season schedule. Andrade and Hughes won 8-1 at line three against Southwestern, then came back later that night and won 8-1 again at line two in the win over Colorado College.
SCAC Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week - Rebecca Stepleman
For the first time this season, sophomore
Rebecca Stepleman (Atlanta, Georgia / Georgia Connections Academy) has been selected as the SCAC Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week.
From the SCAC Press Release: Stepleman led the 14th-ranked Tiger women's tennis to a pair of SCAC wins over the weekend, closing out the regular season by defeating Southwestern and Colorado College. Stepleman clinched a 5-1 win over Southwestern on Friday afternoon, winning 6-3, 6-3 at line five singles. She came back later that night with a 6-3, 6-4 win at #5 singles in the win over Colorado College.
Preview - SCAC Championships
As the No. 1 overall seed, the Tigers have secured a bye and will play the winner of St. Thomas versus Schreiner on Saturday, April 27th at 9:00 AM. (Schedule subject to change due to weather.)
Scouting the competition: Both Schriener and St. Thomas hold records of .500 or less, Schriener being at 7-9 and St. Thomas being at 5-5. St. Thomas defeated Schreiner last weekend 8-1 and were dominant in most matches. Both teams can be competitive and cause problems but they have also struggled against higher-level opponents. The Tigers swept Schreiner in March and swept St. Thomas in last year's matchup. Against both teams, the Tigers have a combined record of 16-0.
Seeding
No. 1 Seed - Trinity
No. 2 Seed - Southwestern
No. 3 Seed - Colorado
No. 4 Seed - Texas Lutheran
No. 5 Seed - Schreiner
No. 6 Seed - St. Thomas
No. 7 Seed - Dallas
Looking Ahead
A Tiger win would mean that Trinity would play against the winner of the Southwestern, Colorado, Texas Lutheran, and Dallas side of the bracket to determine the champion on Sunday, April 28th at 9:00 AM.
