Saturday, April 22
Paducah, Ky.
10:00 AM
Southeast Missouri State University
4
vs
0
#4 Tennessee State
#1 Redhawks Advance to OVC Tournament Final for Third-Straight Season
4/22/2023 12:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PADUCAH, Ky. – #1 Southeast Missouri (16-2) did not lose a set and cruised to a 4-0 win over #4 Tennessee State (6-19) Saturday in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
SEMO advances to Sunday's championship match and will face the winner of #2 SIU Edwardsville and #3 Eastern Illinois in the final. The defending OVC Tournament Champion Redhawks are in the championship match for the third-straight year.
The Redhawks shutout TSU for the second time this season. SEMO eliminated the Tigers after they recorded their first postseason win in program history over #5 Lindenwood Friday.
SEMO took the doubles point first with wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Vivian Lai and Trinity Calinescu scored the first point of the day with a commanding 6-0 victory over Daniela Koleva and Aroa Castillo at No. 3. Daniela Hlacikova and Teona Velkoska took care of Franka Sindicic and Jovana Nikolic, 6-1, to claim the match's first point at No. 2.
First-Team All-OVC honoree Ksenia Shikanova beat Koleva in No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2, to secure SEMO's program record 15th consecutive victory. Shikanova's win also led the Redhawks to their 16th win of the season, second-most in a season in program history.
Lai upended Sindicic, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 and Calinescu beat Castillo, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 5 for SEMO's other singles wins. Lai and Calinescu each recorded their 26th singles wins this season. As a result, the two tied the school's single-season record of 26 singles wins held by Donna Fields (1992-93).
Once SEMO won the match with its fourth point, the singles matchups at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 went unfinished.
The Redhawks will play for the OVC Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth at 12 p.m., CT Sunday.
SEMO advances to Sunday's championship match and will face the winner of #2 SIU Edwardsville and #3 Eastern Illinois in the final. The defending OVC Tournament Champion Redhawks are in the championship match for the third-straight year.
The Redhawks shutout TSU for the second time this season. SEMO eliminated the Tigers after they recorded their first postseason win in program history over #5 Lindenwood Friday.
SEMO took the doubles point first with wins in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Vivian Lai and Trinity Calinescu scored the first point of the day with a commanding 6-0 victory over Daniela Koleva and Aroa Castillo at No. 3. Daniela Hlacikova and Teona Velkoska took care of Franka Sindicic and Jovana Nikolic, 6-1, to claim the match's first point at No. 2.
First-Team All-OVC honoree Ksenia Shikanova beat Koleva in No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2, to secure SEMO's program record 15th consecutive victory. Shikanova's win also led the Redhawks to their 16th win of the season, second-most in a season in program history.
Lai upended Sindicic, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 and Calinescu beat Castillo, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 5 for SEMO's other singles wins. Lai and Calinescu each recorded their 26th singles wins this season. As a result, the two tied the school's single-season record of 26 singles wins held by Donna Fields (1992-93).
Once SEMO won the match with its fourth point, the singles matchups at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 went unfinished.
The Redhawks will play for the OVC Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth at 12 p.m., CT Sunday.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Warona Mdlulwa / 0 [TSU]
30
6UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Naomi Van Bose / 0 [TSU]
30
6UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Daniela Koleva / 0 [TSU]
42
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Franka Sindicic / 0 [TSU]
10
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Aroa Arieta-Castillo / 0 [TSU]
21
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Jovana Nikolicse / 0 [TSU]
30
6UF
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