Savannah, Georgia – The fourth-ranked SCAD women's tennis team will host 12th-ranked Keiser Friday, April 8, at 12 p.m. at Bacon Park. The winner of this match will clinch The Sun Conference regular season title and the top seed in the upcoming Sun Conference tournament.
The Bees are 12-1 overall and have won a program-best 12 straight matches including five wins over teams ranked in the NAIA top 25 coaches' poll. SCAD is looking to win back-to-back Sun Conference titles and their third in the last four years.
Leading the way for SCAD has been Camille Gbaguidi, Paige Murdock, and Julia Albuquerque. Gbaguidi is 12-0 at No. 1 singles this season, winning each match in straight sets. Gbaguidi and Murdock have teamed up to go 13-0 at No. 1 doubles as well.
Murdock has come on strong at No. 2 singles winning eight of her last nine matches. Albuquerque has posted a 12-1 mark at the No. 4 position. Albuquerque and Karina Rovira have teamed up to go 10-3 at No. 2 doubles. Rovira is 9-2 overall this season and has scored the clinching point in five different matches this season.
Daniella Arcila is 8-2 in singles this season splitting time between the No. 5 and No. 6 positions. The Bees are 29-1 in singles play against the Sun Conference this season and 15-0 in doubles play against conference opponents.
Keiser is 10-6 this season and have won four straight matches. Leading the way for the Seahawks is Laura Ortega and Ana Pinto. Ortega is 9-6 on the season at No. 1 singles, while Pinto has posted a 12-0 record at No. 2 singles. Lola Garcia is 10-2 on the season, while Juliana Goncalves is a perfect 4-0.
Garcia and Teodora Stanciu has teamed up to go 10-5 overall, including 8-4 at No. 1 doubles. The Seahawks are 14-1 in doubles against The Sun Conference and 29-1 in singles play against conference opponents.
Last year, SCAD defeated Keiser 8-1 when these two teams meet.
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