The Colorado College women's tennis team advanced to the finals of the 2015 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships with an impressive 5-2 victory over Schreiner University in the semifinals on Saturday in Georgetown, Texas. CC, the third-seed at the tournament, will face top-seed and 31^st-ranked Trinity University in the finals on Sunday, April 26, beginning at 9 a.m. (CT).
 
The Tigers, who lost to Schreiner 5-4 last Saturday, took a 2-1 lead by winning the top two doubles matches and never looked back. Senior Mary Edman and freshman Fiona Cerf won at the No. 1 spot for the 10th time in their last 11 matches and improved to 14-3 this season with a hard-fought 8-6 victory over Leanna Haynes and Camila Anguiano. Meanwhile, senior Maggie Harwood and sophomore Maddie Cahill-Sanidas avenged their loss last Saturday at the No. 2 position to Abby Knedlik and Karyn Swink with an 8-3 triumph over the Schreiner duo today.
 
"We played much better in doubles today and it gave us tremendous confidence in the singles matches," CC head coach Anthony Weber said. "We're hoping this puts us in position for a regional ranking."
 
Edman handled Alex Wheeler with ease, 6-1, 6-3, at the No. 2 singles spot to give CC a 3-1 lead. Anguiano then downed Harwood, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 4 to cut the Tiger lead to 3-2, but freshman Natalia Dellavalle and Cahill-Sanidas captured the No. 3 and No. 5 match, respectively, almost simultaneously to clinch the match for CC (9-8). Dellavalle defeated Swink, 6-3, 6-1, and Cahill-Sanidas downed Kelsey Buczkowski, 6-1, 6-4.
 
(3) Colorado College 5, (2) Schreiner 2
April 25, 2015 at Georgetown, Texas
Semifinals – SCAC Women's Tennis Championships
 
Doubles
1. Fiona Cerf / Mary Edman (CC) def. Leanna Haynes / Camila Anguiano, 8-6
2. Maggie Harwood / Maddie Cahill-Sanidas (CC) def. Abby Knedlik / Karyn Swink, 8-3
3. Kelsey Buczkowski / Katie Watts (SCH) def. Anna Smith / Natalia Dellavalle, 8-3
 
Singles
1. Fiona Cerf (CC) vs. Leanna Haynes, DNF
2. Mary Edman (CC) def. Alexandra Wheeler, 6-1, 6-3
3. Natalia Dellavalle (CC) def. Karyn Swink, 6-3, 6-1
4. Camila Anguiano (SCH) def. Maggie Harwood, 6-1, 6-4
5. Maddie Cahill-Sanidas (CC) def. Kelsey Buczkowski, 6-2, 6-3
6. Gillian Hyde (CC) vs. Abby Knedlik, DNF