WILMINGTON, Del. - - The first win over crosstown rival Goldey-Beacom was a significant one for the Wilmington University women's tennis team on Wednesday, as the 5-2 victory ensured an undefeated Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CACC Tournament.
The Wildcats improved to 7-0 overall and finished the CACC regular season 6-0 for the CACC Regular Season Championship. They will host and play in the CACC Semifinal on Friday, October 22, at the Delcastle Tennis Center.
Once again, the Wildcats captured the doubles point with wins are No. 1 and No. 3, but they did suffer their first doubles loss of the season in dual matches.
Neus Ramos Moreno and Jess Purdy got things started with a 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles and then Larize Nel and Fenna Swaan claimed the point for the Wildcats with a 6-3 win at No. 3. But The Lightning stalled the momentum of the Wildcats with a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Valentina Ivankovic and Marley Trifunovic.
The reigning CACC Player of the Week Larize Nel quickly gave the Wildcats their second point with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles and then Valentine Ivankovic responded with a 6-1 and 6-1 victory at No. 4 singles to take a 3-0 lead. Goldey-Beacom got on the board with a win at No. 2 singles, but then Neus Ramos Moreno clinched the team victory by coming back and winning at No. 1 singles, needing a third set to claim victory, 3-6, 6-1 and 6-2.
Begona Gomar kept the ball rolling for the Wildcats at No. 3 singles, also needing to do so in come-from-behind fashion after dropping the first set. She came back to win 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, and 6-3. Goldey-Beacom captured their second point of the afternoon with a win at No. 5 singles to round out play for the day.
The Wildcats will await their opponent for the Semifinal Match, as the CACC regular season wraps up on Saturday.
