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Women's Tennis Beats Cumberlands, Advances to MSC Tournament Finals

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College women's tennis team advanced to the Mid-South Conference Tournament finals tonight with a 5-2 win over University of the Cumberlands.

The second-seeded Blue Raiders (12-5) faces regular season champions and top-seed Campbellsville (Ky.) University at the Campbellsville Tennis Courts at 2 p.m. CT. Lindsey Wilson lost to the Tigers 5-4 on April 13 in Columbia.

Campbellsville beat No. 4-seed Georgetown (Ky.) College 6-2 in the other semifinal tonight.

Lindsey Wilson opened with a 2-1 lead over Cumberlands (8-12) following doubles play. The pair of top-seeded Trina Slapeka and Slavica Milanovic beat Neesha Thirumalaichelvam and Kelcey Bauer 8-2 while the Blue Raiders' No. 2 doubles team of Laura Vergara and Rocio Cardo defeated Donna Strong and Alissa Ellis by the same 8-2 score.

Lindsey Wilson's Ashely Phillips and Edelmira Ferri lost to Shelby Muff and Kaitlin Smith 2-8.

The Blue Raider trio of Vergara, Milanovic and Cardo all won their singles matches in straight sets to help Lindsey Wilson claim the 5-2 win.

With the win, Lindsey Wilson earns a chance to play for its seventh straight MSC Tournament title on Monday against Campbellsville. The winner earns the conference's automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament.

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Players Mentioned

Edelmira Ferri

Edelmira Ferri

Sophomore
Laura Vergara

Laura Vergara

Sophomore
Rocio Cardo

Rocio Cardo

Freshman
Slavica Milanovic

Slavica Milanovic

Sophomore
Trina Slapeka

Trina Slapeka

Junior

Players Mentioned

Edelmira Ferri

Edelmira Ferri

Sophomore
Laura Vergara

Laura Vergara

Sophomore
Rocio Cardo

Rocio Cardo

Freshman
Slavica Milanovic

Slavica Milanovic

Sophomore
Trina Slapeka

Trina Slapeka

Junior
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