Shepherd and Baillos Highlight SE at GAC Individual Championships

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Lilly Shepherd and Sophia Baillos capture the Flight White title in doubles at the GAC Individual Championships. In all, Southeastern earned eight singles wins and five doubles wins over the weekend.
 
Shepherd and Baillos got the weekend started with a 6-1 win against Ouachita Baptist's Radvile Survilaite and Clemence Mathijsen before earning a 6-0 win in the semifinals. The duo capped off the tournament with a 6-1 win over Southern Arkansas' Arianna Garcai and Vitoria Campigotto in the finals.
 
The Storm also saw Daniela Garcia and Daniela Vivas Valencia reach the Purple Flight finals, but they were bested 6-2. The partnership won their first match 6-2 against Harding's Sofia Ruiz and Alien Aveiro, then took a 6-2 win over Brooke Coffman and Maika Wendt from HU.  
 
Garcia also had a strong showing in singles at the GAC Individual Championships, reaching the Red Flight final. Garcia defeated OUA's Mathijsen 6-1,6-2 and battled with teammate Sophia Brooks-Gay in the semifinals, coming out on top 7-6 (7-3) and 7-5. Additionally, Baillos reached the final in the Blue Flight, picking up a 6-0, 6-3 win in the quarterfinals and a 7-5, 6-3 win in the semifinals.
 
Southeastern heads to the Rumble by the River on October 9-10 in Tahlequah, Okla., hosted by Northeastern State.