Goldey Beacom Women's Tennis

Goldey-Beacom Women’s Tennis Goes for Two Straight as It Competes in the CACC Tournament

Winning for the first time last season was great. Now, Goldey-Beacom sets its sights on a second straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championship as the league’s tournament is conducted this week.

The Lightning (9-0, 8-0 CACC) a second straight year are the top seed for the conference tournament and are in the semifinals a 10th consecutive year. GBC awaits the winner of Tuesday’s first-round match between fourth-seeded University of the Sciences and fifth-seeded Jefferson.

That semifinal takes place Friday at 10:00 am in Middlebury, CT. The second semifinal is between second-seeded Concordia (NY) and the survivor of Tuesday’s first-round tie between third-seeded Wilmington (DE) and sixth-seeded Post.

GBC also enters the tournament off a second straight undefeated fall regular season and has won 17 straight regular-season league matches, including the final two of the 2015 campaign.

A key component of this season has been freshman Catarina Zheng (Oporto, Portugal), who has made a huge impact on what remains a very young squad. She owns an 11-1 singles mark that includes 8-0 in dual matches and has teamed with freshman Lotte Lesscher y Post (Arnhem, Netherlands) to garner a 10-2 doubles mark.

Anna Hortelano Pey (Castelldefels, Spain), a first team all-league pick last season, is back on form this season with a 12-2 mark, including an 8-1 ledger in dual matches. She and freshman Fredrika Regner (Langaryd, Sweden) are 14-1 in doubles this season, with the victories already putting them tied for fourth for most in one season, and played in the ITA East Region final. The record of 15 wins is shared by three players.

Regner also has been a vital contributor with a 9-2 singles mark, including 8-1 in dual matches and 6-1 at fourth singles.

Sophomore Alma Garcia Valle (Valladolid, Spain) continues to be one of the most feared players in the league with a 7-1 singles mark and 6-0 in dual matches. She and junior Manuela Cornejo (Quito, Ecuador) are 7-1 in doubles.

Sophomore Silvia Hortelano Pey (Castelldefels, Spain) also is a key member with a 5-3 singles mark and 5-2 against the league. She and senior Raquel Morais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) have combined to notch a 5-1 singles record, including 5-0 at third singles and 4-0 vs. the CACC.

Goldey-Beacom last season upended Post, 5-1, for its first CACC title in school history. In its fifth trip to the final, the Lightning clinched their sixth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Derek Crudele

Sports Information Coordinator

crudele@gbc.edu | (302) 225-6330

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