Surprise, Ariz. — The sixth-ranked and fourth-seeded Catawba College women's tennis team fought off two match points and came roaring back to defeat seventh-ranked and top-seeded Mississippi College on Friday to advance to the Division II Women's Tennis national title match on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
- Mississippi College took the top- and third-ranked doubles matches to earn the doubles point
SINGLES
- Hanna Bougouffa evened the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win at second-ranked singles
- Mississippi College took a 3-1 win after wins at #3 and #5 singles matches
- Lili Drukerova earned a 6-2, 6-4 win at #4 singles
- Sofia Antolini bounced back from an opening-set loss in a tiebreak to win the top-ranked singles match, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 7-5
- Rin Igarashi clinched the match with a dramatic 1-6, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 victory at sixth-ranked singles
UP NEXT
- Catawba looks to avenge its lone loss of the season in the national title match; taking on fourth-ranked and third-seeded Nova Southeastern at 4 p.m. ET
