BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Reddie Tennis (11-8, 4-1) went into the semifinals of the GAC Championships as the No. 2 seed, where they faced No. 3 Harding. The Reddies took an early lead, before holding off the Bisons comeback and clinching a place in the Championship match 4-3.
Doubles
The Reddies opened the day with a 2-0 win in the doubles matches.
Adiya Abdugappar and
Jenna Kate Bohnert took the first win in the No. 2 position 6-2.
Kristina Kozlova and
Angela Dorado Marin clinched the point for the Reddies, defeating the No.3 pairing of Harding 6-3.
Singles
In the singles matches,
Jordan Parker took the first singles win, defeating Mia Hosking in the No. 5 spot 6-2, 6-1. GAC Newcomer of the Year
Emilia Nowak took the next point, defeating No. 2 Brooke Coffman 6-3, 6-1 to give the Reddies a 3-0 lead. Harding would march back, tying the match 3-3, before Abdugappar rallied from behind 5-2 to win her third set 7-6, and give the Reddies the 4-3 win, advancing Henderson State to the championship.
Up next -
#2 seed Henderson State will face #4 seed Arkansas Tech in the Championship match tomorrow, Sunday May 3rd, at 12:30 P.M.
RESULTS:
Doubles:
No. 1 #6 Karli Roux/Brooke Coffman (HU) vs. #34
Emilia Nowak/
Jordan Parker (HSU) 5-4 (UNF.)
No. 2
Jenna Kate Bohnert/
Adiya Abdugappar (HSU) def. Ece Boylu / Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz (HU) 6-2
No. 3
Kristina Kozlova/
Angela Dorado Marin (HSU) def. Mia Hosking / Paula Rega (HU) 6-3
Singles:
No. 1 Karli Roux (HU) def.
Kristina Kozlova (HSU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
No. 2
Emilia Nowak (HSU) def. Brooke Coffman (HU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3
Adiya Abdugappar (HSU) def. Ece Boylu (HU) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6
No. 4 Natalia Alvarez (HU) def.
Angela Dorado Marin (HSU) 6-4, 7-6
No. 5
Jordan Parker (HSU) def. Mia Hosking (HU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz (HU) def.
Lily Winter (HSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
