MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – After taking down Millsaps in the 2022 Southern Athletic Association Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, the fourth-seeded Centre women's tennis team (12-11, 4-3 SAA) took on first-seeded Sewanee in one of the semifinal matches on Saturday. The Tigers bested the Colonels to advance to the conference championship on a final score of 5-0.
 
Centre couldn't find a win in the doubles series, Caroline Lancaster and Maddy Trinh putting up the closest fight as the team's No. 3 with the final score of 8-4. The final two series had similar scores, both 8-2 results were commanded by Katharine Sherman and Hannah Doherty as the No. 1 and Ella Rueff plus Lainey Hill at the No. 2 spot of the roster.
 
With only two points needed to advance to the final round of the SAA Tournament, Sewanee only needed two singles wins to take down the Gold and White. The first series to conclude was Rueff at the No. 2, her score being a 6-0, 6-0 result. The final match to conclude was at the No. 6, Lancaster falling on a 6-2, 6-1 final score. All the other matches were listed as unfinished as a result of Centre's loss (No. 1; Sherman, No. 3; Doherty, No. 4; Hill, No. 5; Trinh).
 
The Colonels conclude their 2022 spring season with their match against Sewanee on Saturday, unless they were to receive an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. Stay up-to-date on all things Colonels at centrecolonels.com.