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Kats clinch first SLC championship
4/11/2021 3:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HAMMOND, La. — The Bearkats are the Southland Conference regular season champions after cruising past Southeastern Louisiana 6-1 on Sunday at the SLU Tennis Complex.
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Sam Houston (15-3) led the conference race from start to finish and went 10-1 in league play to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament, which will be held at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center April 23-25. This is the first SLC title in the program's history.
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After the Lions won the doubles point, junior Sahaja Yamalapalli clinched the championship with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Putri Insani at No. 1 singles to give the Kats their match-sealing fourth point. Yamalapalli capped her regular season with a perfect 11-0 run through conference play and 17-0 overall record.
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Sophomore Isidora Zivkovic tied the match at 1 with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Flory Bierma at No. 3 singles, and freshman Andrijana Brkic defeated Ariadna Perez 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot to give Sam Houston the lead. Freshman Sunskrithi Damera made it 3-1 by rolling past Katya Cornejo at No. 6, 6-2, 6-0.
Freshman Sahithi Vutukuru defeated Ximena Yanez 6-4, 7-5 at No. 4 singles, and junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo put the icing on the cake with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win over Polina Sleptsova at No. 2 singles.
De La Luz Montalvo and sophomore Petra Kaszas won their No. 3 doubles match 6-2.
The Bearkats will face eighth-seed Stephen F. Austin April 23 at 2 p.m. in the opening round of the SLC tournament.
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Sam Houston (15-3) led the conference race from start to finish and went 10-1 in league play to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament, which will be held at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center April 23-25. This is the first SLC title in the program's history.
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After the Lions won the doubles point, junior Sahaja Yamalapalli clinched the championship with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Putri Insani at No. 1 singles to give the Kats their match-sealing fourth point. Yamalapalli capped her regular season with a perfect 11-0 run through conference play and 17-0 overall record.
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Sophomore Isidora Zivkovic tied the match at 1 with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Flory Bierma at No. 3 singles, and freshman Andrijana Brkic defeated Ariadna Perez 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot to give Sam Houston the lead. Freshman Sunskrithi Damera made it 3-1 by rolling past Katya Cornejo at No. 6, 6-2, 6-0.
Freshman Sahithi Vutukuru defeated Ximena Yanez 6-4, 7-5 at No. 4 singles, and junior Karla De La Luz Montalvo put the icing on the cake with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win over Polina Sleptsova at No. 2 singles.
De La Luz Montalvo and sophomore Petra Kaszas won their No. 3 doubles match 6-2.
The Bearkats will face eighth-seed Stephen F. Austin April 23 at 2 p.m. in the opening round of the SLC tournament.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Putri Insani / 0 [SLU]
62
#2 Singles Match
123
736
Polina Sleptsova / 0 [SLU]
564
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Flory Bierma / 0 [SLU]
41
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Ximena Yanez / 0 [SLU]
45
#5 Singles Match
12
76
Ariadna Perez / 0 [SLU]
53
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Katya Cornejo / 0 [SLU]
20
Order of Finish:
3,5,6,1,4,2
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