BENTONVILLE, Ark. –Arkansas Tech (12-7, 5-3 Great American Conference) battled their way to a 3-3 tie with No. 1 seed Southern Arkansas (23-4, 7-0 GAC) but lost a heartbreaker, falling 3-4 to end their GAC tournament bout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Suns earned the doubles point with wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 spot. No. 1 doubles pairing Annabel Rowlands and Kami Ward defeated their opponents 6-3, and No. 3 doubles pairing Teresa Sanchez and Daniela Baez defeated their opponents 6-1.
Sanchez earned the Suns' second point with her 6-2, 6-1 win in No. 2 singles.
The Lady Muleriders fought their way back, taking a 3-2 lead with wins in No. 4, No. 3, and No. 5 singles.
However, Bell tied the match at 3-3 with her 7-6, 7-6 win in No. 6 singles.
Unfortunately, Drebka was unable to slow down SAU's Joanna Nowakowska in the third set in No. 1 singles and fell 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 to end the match in the Lady Mulerider's favor.
MATCH BREAKDOWN
(No. 1 Doubles) – Annabel Rowlands / Kami Ward (Tech) def. Joanna Nowakowska / Angela Vargas (SAU) 6-3
(No. 2 Doubles) – Aurora Novati / Simone Simas (SAU) def. Megan Bell / Katharina Drebka (Tech) 6-0
(No. 3 Doubles) – Daniela Baez / Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Serena Gill / Lena Milosevic (SAU) 6-1
(No. 1 Singles) – Joanna Nowakowska (SAU) def. Katharina Drebka (Tech) 3-6; 6-1; 6-2
(No. 2 Singles) – Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Aurora Novati (SAU) 6-2; 6-1
(No. 3 Singles) – Angela Vargas (SAU) def. Kami Ward (Tech) 6-3; 6-3
(No. 4 Singles) – Simone Simas (SAU) def. Daniela Baez (Tech) 6-1; 6-1
(No. 5 Singles) – Lena Milosevic (SAU) def. Annabel Rowlands (Tech) 7-6; 6-3
(No. 6 Singles) – Megan Bell (Tech) def. Serena Gill (SAU) 7-6; 7-6
ORDER OF FINISH
Doubles – 2, 3, 1
Singles – 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 1
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