|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2008 /
Contact: Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC Interim Commissioner
DEPAUW WINS FIRST
OUTRIGHT SCAC WOMEN’S TENNIS TITLE
GREENCASTLE, Ind.
– The sixth-ranked DePauw
University Tigers improved to 21-4 and earned their first outright
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title after defeating 18th-ranked
Trinity University, 8-1, in the SCAC championship match on Sunday. Trinity
dropped to 14-8 with the loss.
After sweeping the three doubles matches, the Indiana Tigers took singles
wins at the first, second, third, fifth and sixth flights.
With the victory, DePauw becomes the second straight different conference
champion in women’s tennis following 15 consecutive titles (outright or
shared) by Trinity. Sewanee-University of the South took home the women’s
tennis championship last year with a 5-4 upset of then No. 1-ranked
DePauw.
DePauw had seven different players make the 2008 All-Tournament team. Four
of those – Janelle Arita, Kelly Buckley, Betsey Flanzer and Kristine Lewry
– all went undefeated at their respective singles’ slots to earn
all-tourney honors. All three of the Tigers’ doubles teams earned
all-tournament recognition.
Mary Katherine Stone of Sewanee and Jamie Dillon of Oglethorpe University
are the only repeat honorees on the all-tournament singles team from a
year ago.
Lali Satyavada of Southwestern University, who went 2-0 at No. 5 singles
and 2-0 at No. 6 singles, is the first player to ever earn all-tournament
honors at the same tournament at two different singles positions.
|
2008 SCAC Women's Tennis All-Tournament Team |
No.
Singles |
Name, School |
Record at SCAC Tourney |
| #1 |
Janelle Arita, DePauw
University |
3-0 |
| |
Gab Carvalho,
Sewanee-University of the South |
3-0 |
| #2 |
Kelly Buckley, DePauw
University |
3-0 |
| |
Mary Katherine Stone,
Sewanee-University of the South |
3-0 |
| |
Sabine Glawischnig, Hendrix College |
3-0 |
| #3 |
Allison Tinney, Rhodes
College |
3-0 |
| #4 |
Minnie Satyavada, Austin College |
2-0 |
| |
Megan Fish, Trinity
University |
2-0 |
| #5 |
Betsey Flanzer, DePauw
University |
3-0 |
| |
Ashley Cooper,
Oglethorpe University |
2-0 |
| |
Lali
Satyavada, Southwestern University |
2-0 |
| #6 |
Kristine Lewry, DePauw
University |
3-0 |
| |
Jamie Dillon, Oglethorpe
University |
2-0 |
| |
Kelly Finn, Southwestern
University |
2-0 |
| |
Lali Satyavada,
Southwestern University |
2-0 |
No.
Doubles |
Name, School |
Record at SCAC Tourney |
| #1 |
Kelly Lewis / Minnie
Satyavada, Austin College |
3-0 |
| |
Erin Andrade / Kayla
Smith, DePauw |
3-0 |
| #2 |
Jordan Evans / Britt
Swenson, Colorado College |
3-0 |
| |
Janelle Arita / Kelly
Buckley, DePauw |
3-0 |
| #3 |
Kristine Lewry / Greer
Mackie, DePauw |
3-0 |
| |
Mary Katherine Stone /
Laura Szyperski, Sewanee |
3-0 |
| |
|
*Any player (or doubles team) that goes
through the conference tournament undefeated is named to the
all-tournament team automatically, but a player (or doubles team)
must compete in at least two matches at the tournament to be
considered. If no one player or team goes undefeated using the above
criteria, then the next best record at that position will be named
to the all-tournament team. |
|