MACON, Ga. – The SCAD women's tennis team traveled to Macon, Ga. for the Mercer Gridiron Classic on October 1-2 and Priya Sukkanha fought her way to the final in the main draw.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

• Singles consisted of six compass draws of 16 players.
• Doubles consisted of six compass draws of 16 teams.
• Compass draw format – at the end of each round, the winners continue in their tournament in the same direction, while the losers move to other points on the compass to form and new satellite tournament.

DID YOU KNOW?

• SCAD was the only NAIA team amongst NCAA DI, DII and Junior Colleges.

FRIDAY 10/1
SINGLES

• Nicole Katzarkov (Germantown, Tenn. / Preservation Design)
  • Lost to Bee Acena 7-5, 2-6, 2-6
  • Lost to Vanessa Mellynchuk 2-6, 2-6
• Caroline Lewis (Marietta, Ga. / Fashion Marketing & Management)
  • Lost to Kennedi Jones 6-0, 6-0
  • Lost to Ashton Morrison 6-1, 6-0
• Francina Llompart (Palma de Mallorca, Spain / Interior Design)
  • Lost to Maggie White 2-6, 3-6
• Alessia Piccoliori (S.Cristina (BZ), Italy / Graphic Design)
  • Def. Lizaveta Dzemchanka 6-4, 6-3
  • Lost to Katherine Muzik 1-6, 4-6
• Priya Sukkanha (Nonthaburi, Thailand / Fashion)
  • Def. Lauren Rich 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
  • Def. Sydney Clark 6-3, 6-3
• Yue Yu (Dalian, China / Illustration)
  • Def. Alara Hollyfield 7-6, 0-6, 6-3

DOUBLES

• Alessia Piccoliori / Francina Llompart
  • Lost to L. Dzemchanka / A. Tarbyjaru 5-7
• Priya Sukkanha / Yue Yu
  • Def. k. Yordanova / L. Rich 6-2
• Caroline Lewis / Nicole Katzarkov
  • Def. O. Bryant / K. Klaren 6-1

SATURDAY 10/2
SINGLES

• Nicole Katzarkov
  • Def. Marianna Espinosa 6-0, 6-3
• Caroline Lewis
  • Lost to Lisa McKenzie 1-6, 6-7
• Francina Llompart
  • Def. Sofia Villalobos 6-1, 6-3
• Alessia Piccoliori
  • Lost to Jana Hecking 4-6, 1-6
• Priya Sukkanha
  • Def. Angelina Linnikova 6-3, 7-6
• Yue Yu
  • Lost to Adela Wasserbauerova (3) 3-6, 3-6

DOUBLES

• Alessia Piccoliori / Francina Llompart
  • Def. A Widing / A. Khokhlova 6-1
  • Lost to J. Hecking / M. White 3-6
• Priya Sukkanha / Yue Yu
  • Lost to S. Clarke / M. White 4-6
  • Lost to K. Kukaras / Y. Elizarraras 2-6
• Caroline Lewis / Nicole Katzarkov
  • Lost to A. Wasserbauerova / A. Smith 0-6

SUNDAY 10/3
SINGLES

• Nicole Katzarkov
  • Lost to Olivia Bryant (1) 3-6, 2-6
• Francina Llompart
  • Lost to Soomin Kim 2-6, 6-3, 6-10
• Alessia Piccoliori
  • Won 6-0, 6-4
• Priya Sukkanha – Finalist in the Main Draw
  • Lost to Farmanda Carvajal (1) 4-6, 2-6 in the final of the main draw.

DOUBLES

• Alessia Piccoliori / Francina Llompart
  • Def. K. Mazik / V. Taddia 6-4
• Priya Sukkanha / Yue Yu
  • Def. A. Ibarra / N. Izoe 6-0

WHAT'S NEXT?

• The Bees remain on the road for the Grizzly Open hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College on October 8-10.