MOBILE, Ala. -- Alex Shchipakina won the final three points of the second-set tiebreak to clinch the decisive point in Lindsey Wilson women's tennis' 5-4 upset of second-seeded Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) in the national semifinals on Friday at the Mobile Tennis Center.

The third-seeded Blue Raiders (21-4) advance to the program's first NAIA National Championship match, where they will face top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett. First serve is slated for 9 a.m. CT on Saturday.

Prior to today's win, Lindsey Wilson had reached the national semifinals seven times and never won. Auburn-Montgomery eliminated the Blue Raiders in four of the seven semifinal matches.

Shchipakina closed out the four-hour match -- after a nearly six-hour rain delay -- by staving off a set point and winning the final two points to win the tiebreak 9-7 over AUM's Kelly Southwood,

Prior to the run, Southwood delayed elimination by fighting off two match points in the second-seeded singles match to turn a 4-6 deficit into a 7-6 lead. Shchipakina ultimately prevailed 6-3, 7-6 (7).

The match concluded a dramatic final 10 minutes with tremendous momentum swings.

With Lindsey Wilson trailing the overall match 3-2, Fiona Curty closed her match at No. 6 singles to start the chain of events.

After taking set one 6-4, Curty dropped the second set to Anna Rudolfova 3-6. Curty rebounded from the second-set loss by winning the first three games of the final set and eventually the set 6-2. The win pulled the Blue Raiders even in the overall match at 3-3.

Moments later, AUM's Alejandra Gil closed out a hard-fought second set and the match with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Natalia Kattah in the fifth-seeded match. The win put the Warhawks on the cusp of their 16th national championship match -- where they own 12 national titles.

While the dramatics of courts five and six played out, the top-seeded match provided spectacular twists and turns.

Earlier, Henar Munoz and Paula Diaz exchanged lop-sided wins in the first two sets. Munoz took the first set 6-1 while Diaz clinched the second set 6-2. Neither player could take control of a third set that featured five breaks of serve.

Munoz broke Diaz to take a 2-1 lead only to be broken in the subsequent game.

Munoz broke again to take a 4-3 lead in the set, but again, Diaz pulled even with her second break of serve in the set. Munoz broke for the third time in the set to take a 5-4 lead and a chance to serve out the match.

She did not let the break go this time.

Trailing 0-30 and 30-40 in the game, Munoz won the final three points to win the third set 6-4 and pull the Blue Raiders even at 4-4.

While Lindsey Wilson's finish provided the historic win, its start was equally important.

The Blue Raiders rallied from an 8-1 loss at No. 2 doubles to win the final two doubles points to take a 2-1 lead into the singles matches.

Southwood and Celine Lenertz gave Auburn-Montgomery (21-4) the early lead with the win over Curty and Jessica King.

Shchipakina and Maria Prados Cid evened the match at 1-1 with an 8-5 win in the third-seeded match over Gil and Iris Verweij.

Munoz and Natalia Kattah gave the Blue Raiders the advantage with an 8-6 win in the top-seeded doubles match. The Lindsey Wilson pair broke Diaz and Rudolfova to take a 7-6 lead and Munoz served out the match, including serving a pair of aces, for the 8-6 win.

AUM reclaimed the lead with wins at three and four singles only to have the Blue Raiders win three of the final four singles matches to earn the right to play on the final day of the season.

Lindsey Wilson faces Georgia Gwinnett for the national championship at 9 a.m. CT on Saturday at the Mobile Tennis Center.