Williamsburg, KY – The ninth-ranked UC women's tennis team saw their seniors shine as they notched their third consecutive sweep this one a 7-0 win over Pikeville in their regular season finale Saturday afternoon at the UC Tennis Courts.  With the win the Patriots clinch the Mid-South Conference regular season championships for the second time in the last three years after finishing a perfect 9-0 in conference play.

Prior to the match, UC honored its 2023 senior class and those five senior made significant contributions to the Patriots win today. 

After earning a forfeit at #3 doubles to give UC the advantage seniors Johnna Beckamnn and Tessa Gray notched a 6-0 win at #1 doubles to earn the Patriots the 1-0 lead.  The duo improve to 5-5 on the season, including a 3-1 mark in conference play.  At #2 doubles, seniors Pin-Han Liu and Satsuki Mitani paired together to face Gabi Guacanes and Genesis Medina.  The two tandems traded points back-and-forth until the match was tied at 4-4.  From that point Liu and Mitani won the next two games to win the match 6-4.  For Liu, it was her first win as a Patriot and Matani's first doubles win this season.

Cumberlands continued their dominance in singles play as they swept all six matches.  Beckmann quickly extended the lead to 2-0 after earning a forfeit win at #6 singles.  Meiri Okuwaki followed with a 6-0, 6-0 win at #1 doubles to improve to 18-1 on the season, including winning her last 15 straight matches.  Marina Nagai clinched the match for UC as she blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0.  It was the fourth time this season that the freshman swept her opponent. 

At #2 singles, Laura Prieto defeated Genesis Medina 6-2, 6-4 to make it 5-0.  Senior Mikaela Fros tallied her 16^th consecutive win with a 6-1, 6-1 win at #5 singles.  Fros posted a perfect 9-0 record in conference matches and improved to 17-1 overall. 

Fan Shiau closed out the match with a straight sets win 6-0, 6-1 over Kathi Steib at #4 singles.

It is the Patriots third Mid-South Conference regular season title in program history.  UC has earned the top-seed in the MSC Tournament and will have a first round bye.  The MSC Tournament is scheduled for next weekend in Bowling Green, KY.

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