SE Advances to GAC Semifinal with 4-0 Win

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern opened its Great American Conference Tournament opener with a sweep of doubles play en route to a 4-0 victory over Ouachita Baptist on Friday afternoon in Bentonville, Ark.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 18-7 on the year heading into a Saturday afternoon matchup with Arkansas Tech at 1 p.m.
 
The duo of Skye Royall and Georgia Hosking picked up the first doubles victory at number one, downing the pair of Austynn Crocker and Shelly Davilus 6-1.
 
SE would clinch at nearly the same time with wins at both two and three, with Vanessa Cozamanis and Sara Gonzales picking up a 6-2 win at number two with Vanessa Nitu and Elizaveta Tregubova winning 6-2 at number three.
 
Cozamanis would push that lead to 2-0 when she picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Davilus at the number six position.
 
Hosking would follow at the four position with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Clarisa Valenzuela to stretch the lead to 3-0.
 
Tregubova would bring the match to a close at the number five spot as she ran away with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ali May to clinch the match and the 4-0 victory.