DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern finishes unbeaten in GAC play to capture the GAC Regular Season Championship with a perfect 5-0 conference record. The Savage Storm capped off their campaign with a 5-2 win at home over Southern Arkansas.  Â
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This season marks the fourth time Southeastern has won the regular-season title, and the second in three seasons. In the 15 seasons of GAC play, SE has won the regular season or the tournament in seven of those years.
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SE secured the doubles point behind a 6-4 win at No. 2 by
Amishi Shukla and
Lilly Shepherd, who provided the deciding win in the round after SAU's duo at the No. 3 spot withdrew. Southeastern would start the singles round with a 2-0 advantage, following a withdrawal at line six by SAU.
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The Storm and Muleriders traded wins at spots one and two, with
Emilia O'Neill defeating SAU's Roksana Kokocha 6-4, 6-4 at Court 2 to give SE a 3-1 lead. Shukla turned in the next win for SE at No. 3 with a 6-2, 7-5 win against Taylor Conway to push the blue and gold ahead to 4-1 and clinch the match win.Â
Lilly Shepherd capped off a strong performance by the Storm with a dominant win at Court 5, winning 6-0, 6-0 over SAU's Victoria Perez. Southeastern (11-7, 5-0 GAC) carries an eight-match win streak into the GAC Tournament on May 1-3 in Bentonville, Ark., where the Storm will be the No. 1 seed.Â
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Doubles
No. 1 Roksana Kokocha/Taylor Conway (SAU) def. (No. 28)
Milana Voloshyn and
Emilia O'Neill (SE) 6-4
No. 2
Amishi Shukla/
Lilly Shepherd (SE) def. Jolina Mass/Isabella Lazzerini (SAU) 6-4
No. 3
Sophia Brooks-Gay/
Sreevally Medishetti (SE) won
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Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
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Singles
No. 1 Jolina Mass (SAU) def.
Milana Voloshyn (SE) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2
Emilia O'Neill (SE) def. Roksana Kokocha (SAU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3
Amishi Shukla (SE) def. Taylor Conway (SAU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 Isabella Lazzerini (SAU) def.
Sophia Brooks-Gay (SE) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5
Lilly Shepherd (SE) def. Victoria Perez (SAU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6
Sreevally Medishetti (SE) won
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Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 3, 5, 4Â
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