CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--- The No. 2 seed Asbury women's tennis team (13-4, 6-1 CCS) knocked off the No. 1 seed Piedmont University (21-3, 7-0 CCS), 4-0, on Saturday afternoon for a Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Tournament Championship and a ticket to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
The AU women's tennis team joins the men's team in making history as the first Asbury Athletics programs to compete in an NCAA National Tournament. More information about the tournament will follow on asburyeagles.com.
Piedmont's women's tennis program had not lost a conference match since 2021 in the tournament championship before AU took the sweep on Saturday afternoon.
"I'm really proud of all the girls today! Winning the doubles point was key for us in this match. After losing to Piedmont during the regular season, we were underdogs today and yet we still pulled it off!"
Kourtney Kawata | Senior | Media Communications | Louisville, Ky.
Asbury secured the doubles point to start the match behind a victory in the No. 1 match from CCS Player of the Year,
Ariadna Zegarra, and senior
Martina Paillet, and also Kawata alongside senior teammate,
Megan Moore. Zegarra and Paillet took a 7-5 win while Kawata and Moore earned a 6-3 advantage.
Zegarra, Kawata, and sophomore
Malory Watkins were the Eagles that took the three singles wins to take the championship. Zegarra won 6-3, 6-0 in the No. 2, Kawata 6-1, 6-2 in No. 5, and Watkins 6-3, 7-5 in No. 6.
AU women's tennis will now compete in the 2025 NCAA National Tournament. Stay updated through asburyeagles.com for match dates and locations to be announced.
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