Box Score NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The No. 6 SCAD women's tennis team battled No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan in the NAIA National Indoor Championship final on Saturday and lost 4-3.
 
RECORDS: The Bees are now 2-1 on the season while the Wildcats improve to 24-0.
 
DOUBLES: SCAD earned the doubles point winning at both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Piccoliori and Llompart won 7-6 (7-4) at number two doubles while Tova Tilk Tobrand (Gothenburg, Sweden / User Experience (UX) Design) and Botsford won 7-6 (10-8) at number three.
 
Yu and Sukkanha lost 2-6 at number one doubles.
 
SINGLES: Yue Yu (Dalian, China / Illustration) and Alessia Piccoliori (S.Cristina (BZ), Italy / Graphic Design) won at number two and three singles. Yu defeated her opponent 6-2, 6-3 while Piccoliori won 6-3, 6-4.
 
Priya Sukkanha (Nothaburi, Thailand / Fashion Marketing and Management) lost 5-7, 5-7 at number one singles while Francina Llompart (Palma De Mallorca / Interior Design) lost 7-5, 5-7, 1-6 at number four singles.
 
Nicole Katzarkov (Germantown, Tenn. / Preservation Design) and Britain Botsford (Delray Beach, Fla. / Film and Television) lost 6-7 (6), 4-6 and 2-6, 1-6 at numbers five and six singles, respectively.
 
COACH ONO: "Today was another battle from doubles to singles!" states Interim Head Coach Karina Ono. "I am very happy with our performance, and it definitely showed us our weaknesses and showed how much talent and potential we have. This tournament was a great way to prepare the team for the season!"
 
WHAT'S NEXT? SCAD will open the regular season at Warner on February 12 at 1:00 p.m.