Holy Cross Three-Peats In Women's Tennis

NOTRE DAME, Ind. ---Using a 5-0 victory over No. 2 seed Olivet Nazarene University, top-seeded Holy Cross College claimed its third consecutive Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament title on Friday afternoon.

Victoria Savvides, Leah Gonzales-Edwards and Sofia Carvalho Rocha each earned a pair of wins on the day to seal the crown for the Saints (9-5).  Savvides and Gonzales-Edwards first teamed up for a 6-1 victory at No. 1 doubles.  Gonzales-Edwards went on to not yield a game at No. 4 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0, while Savvides notched a 6-2, 6-0 decision at the top spot.

Carvalho Rocha gained her first win paired with Nicole Martinez at No. 2 doubles in a 6-1 contest.  She also added a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles.

Holy Cross' other wins in the match were a 6-0 win by the No. 3 doubles team of Maren Woelfer and Emery Porter and a 6-2, 6-0 victory by Jamison Geoffreys at No. 2 singles.

Holy Cross, the league's regular-season champ, as well, now advances to the NAIA National Championships May 13-17 at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.

The complete tournament results follow:

Wednesday, April 23 - Semifinal Round
• Match #1: No. 1 Holy Cross 4, No. 4 St. Francis 0
• Match #2: No. 2 Olivet Nazarene 4, No. 3 St. Ambrose 2

Friday, April 25 - Championship
• Match #3: No. 1 Holy Cross 5, No. 2 Olivet Nazarene 0