Saints Win Second-Consecutive Title

Notre Dame, Ind. The Holy Cross College 20th ranked women's tennis team hosted the Lakers of Roosevelt University this afternoon in the CCAC Tournament Final. The Championship was held at the Eck Tennis Pavilion on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

The Saints came away with the 4-0 victory to claim their second-consecutive CCAC Tournament Title. The Saints took the doubles point by securing wins in No.1 doubles (Carvalho-Landell/Martinez) and No. 2 doubles (Beer/Savvidou). Maria Sanchez won her No. 2 singles match 6-3, 6-1, whiles Nicole Martinez and Diane Maillotte secured the point in their No. 4 and No. 6 matches.

Women's Match Details

Score: Holy Cross defeated Roosevelt 4-0

Records: Holy Cross 10-2 | RU 10-11

Eck Tennis Center | Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, IN

Results

Singles

1. Savvidou (HC) vs. Petrica (RU) DNF

2. Sanchez (HC) def. Rivas (RU) 6-3, 6-1

3. Carvalho-Landell (HC) vs. Geiger (RU) DNF

4. Martinez (HC) def. Hahn (RU) 6-0, 6-3

5. Lopez (HC) vs. Owens (RU) DNF

6. Maillotte (HC) def. Chavez (RU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Carvalho-Landell/Martinez (HC) def. Owens/Petrica (RU) 6-0

2. Beer/Savvidou (HC) def. Mercado/Rivas (RU) 6-0

2. Vanderhyde/Sanchez (HC) vs. Geiger/Chavez (RU) DNF

Next Time Out

With the win, women's tennis secured a bid to the NAIA Women's Tennis National Championships. The 5-day tournament will be held in Mobile, Alabama on May 14-18. Check back with HCSaints.com for tournament seeding.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 All-Conference members, and seven NAIA All-Americans. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.