Copyright 2016; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. File photo of the team prior to their match against Caldwell.

MEDIA, Pa. - - An unprecedented fall season came to a close for the Wilmington University women's tennis team on Saturday, falling to Post, 5-0, in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Semifinals at the Springton Tennis Club.

The Wildcats (7-4) earned the number two seed for the tournament after a 6-1 conference record. The team beat Post in the regular season, 5-4, dropping the Eagles to the number three seed in the tournament.

Head coach Brad Rose's thought prior to the match was that it would come down to the three doubles matches, in which he thought the Wildcats needed to come out on top in two of the matches in order to carry momentum into the singles.

But the Wildcats couldn't get things going in the early part of the match, dropping all three doubles matches to the Tournament. Number three doubles finished first, with Lauren Kiger and Sabrina Blasi-Smith falling, 8-4. Number one doubles were the next to complete their match, with Laura Gil and Begona Gomar dropping a 8-5 decision. Number two double partners Anushka Sathe and Milica Knezevic were on serve but trailing 5-4 at one point in the match, but the Eagles took the final three games to win, 8-4.

In tournament play, once a team reaches five points, the match is considered complete. Kiger dropped her match at number six singles, 6-0 and 6-1, and Blasi-Smith fell, 6-2 and 6-1, for the final two points of the match.

But the Wildcats were leading in three singles matches when the match was decided, as Gil took the first set, 6-0, at number three singles. She was also leading the second set 4-1. Knezevic also won the first set, 6-4, at number five singles while also leading the second set, 1-0, when the match was called. Gomar took the first set, 6-3, at number two singles, giving the Wildcats three leads when the match was complete.

The Eagles advance to face the CACC Regular Season Champions and CACC Tournament number one seeded Goldey-Beacom on Sunday in the Final. Goldey-Beacom defeated USciences, 5-0, in the first semifinal on Saturday.