Badgers down Panthers, advance to SIAC title match

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The Spring Hill women's tennis team picked up the biggest win of the season on Friday, defeating Clark Atlanta 4-2 in the semifinals of the SIAC Championship Tournament. The Badgers will advance to Saturday's final, where they will take on Tuskegee for the conference championship.
 
Match Details:
Brooke Powers and Emma Koch teamed up for a 7-5 doubles victory on Court 2, and the tandem of Claire Bosman and Romina Kroemer followed with a 6-4 win in the top flight to give Spring Hill the first point of the day. Koch carried momentum over into singles play, making quick work of her opponent in the second flight to pick up a 6-0, 6-2 win and push the Badger lead to 2-0.
 
Junior Brooke Powers put Spring Hill on the brink of a clinch with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on Court 3, but the Panthers answered with back-to-back wins on Courts 4 and 5. After dropping the first set, Bosman bounced back with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the top flight, giving the Badgers the final point needed to advance to Saturday's championship final.
 
Results:

• Doubles (2, 1)
  1. Bosman/Kroemer (SHC) def. Brittain/Talbert (CAU) 6-4
  2. Powers/Koch (SHC) def. Parker/Williams (CAU) 7-5
  3. Jones/Hill (SHC) vs. Tyson/Middlebrooks (CAU) unfinished

 

• Singles (2, 3, 4, 5, 1)
  1. Bosman (SHC) def. Brittain (CAU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
  2. Koch (SHC) def. Turnbough (CAU) 6-0, 6-2
  3. Powers (SHC) def. Talbert (CAU) 6-2, 6-3
  4. Parker (CAU) def. Jones (SHC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
  5. Tyson (CAU) def. Kroemer (SHC) 6-3, 7-5
  6. Hill (SHC) vs. Williams (CAU) unfinished

 
Up Next: 
The Badgers are set to take on top-seed Tuskegee in the championship match on Saturday, with first serve scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The Golden Tigers enter play with a perfect 13-0 record against SIAC teams so far this season.