BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The No. 8 SCAD women's tennis team competed in the Sun Conference Championship Quarterfinals against No. 12 St. Thomas University winning 4-1.
SUN AWARDS: Prior to the start of the match, the Sun Conference released the 2023 SUN Women's Tennis All Conference Teams.
First Team All-Conference
Yue Yu
Second Team All-Conference
Alessia Piccoliori
Sofia Ragona
RECORDS: The Bees advance to 9-9 while the Bobcats are now 18-6.
DOUBLES ACTION: The doubles pair of
Alessia Piccoliori and
Francina Puig Llompart was the only team to win their match with a score of 6-0 at number two doubles.
St. Thomas won their only point by winning over the number one pair of
Yue Yu and
Sofia Ragona 3-6 and the number three pair of
Caroline Lewis and
Britain Botsford 3-6.
SINGLES ACTION: In singles, SCAD earned four points with the order of finishing being two, six, one, and three. The Bees won the majority of the points in singles before numbers four and five could finish their matches.
- Alessia Piccoliori (S. Cristina (BZ), Italy / Graphic Design) def. Lia Pena 7(7)-6(1), 7-5
- Yue Yu (Dalian, China / Illustration) def. Carme Ibanez Navarro 6-2, 6-4
- Sofia Ragona (Turin, Italy / Luxury and Brand Management) def. Annie Carrera 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
- Francina Puig Llompart (Palma de Mallorca, Spain / Interior Design) vs Isabella Ciancaglini 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
- Caroline Lewis (Marietta, Ga. / Fashion Marketing and Managment) vs Jenesie Burgos 6-4, 1-6, 2-3, unfinished
- Britain Botsford (Delray Beach, Fla. / Film and Television) def. Lauren Seemann 6-3, 7-5
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will advance to the Sun Conference Semi-Finals on Thursday, April 27
th at 10:00 a.m. against No. 1 Keiser University.
