Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Atlanta, GA--The 2011 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Tennis Championships were decided today as the Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta University defeated the Lady Wildcats of Fort Valley State University to claim the women’s title.

The Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta University (CAU) claimed the women’s title with a 5-2 win over the Lady Wildcats of Fort Valley State University (FVSU). The conference title was the first for CAU since the 2007 season.

The tone of the match was set in doubles play as the Lady Panthers took a 2-1 lead. CAU’s Munashe Makuni and Ivory Conley took the number one doubles match with an 8-3 win over FVSU’s Roberta Robinson and Chelsea Spear. The Lady Wildcats won the number two doubles as the team of Yonelle Aromin and Chade Scott defeated Keva Palmer and Kasey Dawson, 8-6. CAU rallied to take the final doubles match as Cydney Reid and Brioone Bachus beat Chantelle Chiles and Briana Pettiford, 8-4.

After the first two singles matches, the lead widened for CAU. Makuni defeated Aromin 6-0, 6-0 and Palmer beat Robinson by the same score to give the Lady Panthers a 4-1 edge. The Lady Wildcats drew closer in the third singles match when FVSU’s Scott defeated Conley, 6-2, 6-2. The Lady Panthers claimed the 2011 crown when Brionne Bachus defeated Briana Pettiford, 6-2, 6-1.

In the women’s third place game, The Tigrettes of Tuskegee University defeated The Lady Tigers of Benedict College, 5-3.