DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The
Tuskegee women's tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 2 seed Embry Riddle Friday morning at the Crotty Tennis Complex in the opening round of the NCAA Division II South Region #2 Tennis Tournament. The loss ends the season for the Golden Tigers (17-10) in the national tournament for the third consecutive season.
The Golden Tigers were playing short-handed, not fielding an entry at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles. That came into play for the doubles' point as the Eagles needed to just win one of the two remaining matches. That happened at No. 2 doubles where Daniela Fernandez and Benedetta Sensi downed
Asia McRae and
Adjowa-Sika Serena Pascaline 6-2.
In singles competition, with another point in hand, Tuskegee was just two points from being eliminated. Sensi beat Leloni Payton (6-1, 6-1) at No. 2 and Charley Egger defeated
Gabrielle Geary (6-0, 6-1) at No. 5. The Golden Tigers trailed in the other three matches when play was halted.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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