RU Women's Tennis Defeat Johnson, but Come Up Short in Semis
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., RU Women's come up just short of reaching the finals in the 2024 AAC Tennis Championships. They won 4-0 versus Milligan on Thursday, but they were only able to win on match against Union on Friday losing 4-1. Tennessee Wesleyan and Union will meet in the finals on Saturday for the AAC Women's Tennis Title.
The Eagles wrap up the AAC Tournament as the #3 team in the AAC and they are ranked #21 nationally. More information will be released to see if they can make it to the NAIA postseason.
RU Women vs Milligan results (4-0):
Singles won by 1. Hanna Blinouskaya, 2. Ana Josic, 3. Camila Neyra, 4. Elyse Standing, 5. Paula Blaschke, 6. Nina Thomet
Doubles won by 1. Thomet/Beccera, 2. Blinpouskaya/Neyra, 3. Hoeddinghaus/Standing
RU Women vs Union results (0-4):
Camila Neyra was the winning result in her match.
from the AAC:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Familiar foes are back in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Tennis Tournament title match as Tennessee Wesleyan and Union won their semifinal matches on Friday.
Playing at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn., top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan dispatched fourth-seeded SCAD Atlanta 4-0, while No. 2 seed Union had to battle for over three hours to defeat No. 3 seed Reinhardt 4-1.
Union and Tennessee Wesleyan met in last year's final with Union coming away with the championship.
Play begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Thursday, April 11 - All matches will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 1 - No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan def. No. 8 Truett McConnell, 4-0
Match 2 - No. 2 Union def. No. 7 Pikeville, 4-0
Match 3 - No. 3 Reinhardt def. No. 6 Milligan, 4-0
Match 4 - No. 4 SCAD Atlanta def. No. 5 Brenau, 4-1
Friday, April 12 - All matches will begin approximately at 12:30 p.m.
Match 5 - Tennessee Wesleyan def. SCAD Atlanta, 4-0
Match 6 - Union def. Reinhardt, 4-1
Saturday, April 13 - Match will begin at 10 a.m.
Match 7 - Championship Match - Tennessee Wesleyan vs. Union