Box Score OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The No. 4 SCAD women's tennis team faced No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan University in the first round of the ITA/NAIA Indoor National Championship and won 4-1.
 
RECORDS: The Bees are now 2-1 overall while Indiana Wesleyan is now 14-1.
 
DOUBLES ACTION: SCAD finished doubles a point down as the Wildcats won at numbers one and two doubles.
 

• No. 3 Doubles - Francina Puig Llompart / Britain Botsford (Delray Beach, Calif. / Film and Television)  (SCADW) def. Maria Way / Ellie Snider (IWUW) 6-1
• No. 1 Doubles - Melanie Dyeksler / Breann Berger (IWUW) def. Yue Yu / Alessia Piccoliori (SCADW) 6-4
• No. 2 Doubles - Sofia Loren Munoz / Emily Connelly (IWUW) def. Sofia Ragona / Lisa Konrad (Karlsruhe, Germany / Fashion) (SCADW) 6-1

 
SINGLES ACTION: The Bees were able to turn the tide in singles action. Picking up four points for the 4-1 win.
 
Sofia Ragona (Turin, Italy / Luxury and Brand Management) earned the first point for the Bees with her 6-4, 6-0 win at number three singles. At number one singles, Alessia Piccoliori (S.Cristina (BZ), Italy / Graphic Design) earned SCAD its second point with a 6-2, 6-2 win.
 
The last two points came from Francina Puig Llompart (Palma de Mallorca, Spain / Interior Design) at number five singles (6-1, 4-6, 6-1) and Yue Yu (Dalian, China / Illustration) at number two singles (6-3, 7-6 (7-2)).
 

1. Alessia Piccoliori (SCADW) def. Melanie Dyeksler (IWUW) 6-2, 6-2
2. Yue Yu (SCADW) def. Sofia Loren Munoz (IWUW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
3. Sofia Ragona (SCADW) def. Breann Berger (IWUW) 6-4, 6-0
4. Ellie Snider (IWUW) vs. Lisa Konrad (SCADW) 7-5, 5-6, unfinished
5. Francina Puig Llompart (SCADW) def. Emily Connelly (IWUW) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
6. Maria Way (IWUW) vs. Britain Botsford (SCADW) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished

 
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will face No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett in the semifinal round tomorrow, Feb. 4 at 9:00 a.m. ET.