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Women's Tennis 2018 Regional Champs
Brian Magloyoan
1
St. Edward's SEU (22-6)
5
Winner St. Mary's STMU (20-3)
St. Edward's SEU
(22-6)
1
Final
5
St. Mary's STMU
(20-3)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | RattlerAthletics.com

Give me 5! Women's Tennis clinches 5th straight regional crown

By Georgie Gosen and Chad Peters | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

SAN ANTONIO — There were smiles all around Rohrbach Stadium Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon — smiles so big that they quite literally stretched across the border.
 
As the Rattlers gathered for a post-match ceremony following their 5-1 victory over St. Edward's that punched their ticket back to the NCAA National Championship tournament, players surrounded around graduate assistant coach Camille Clausse-Pujo's phone to continue their celebration.
 
On the other end of the FaceTime call was former standout Mariela Sarinana, a key member of each of the last two national-tournament runs, who had been watching online from back home in Mexico.
 
No matter whether teammates then or now, this one had everyone celebrating.
 
The Rattlers (20-3) defended their South Central Regional title for the fifth time in a row, advancing to next month's national championship tournament in Surprise, Arizona. 
 
The Rattlers fought hard in doubles to gain their 2-1 lead into singles, with No. 1 tandem Kaylin Kruseman and Tyra Timm coming out on top 8-6. No. 3 duo Alex Corder and Ally Maciel stayed in control to prevail 8-5.
 
With the 2-1 lead going into singles, the Rattlers just needed three more matches to clinch the match and be crowned regional champions once again.
 
No. 1 Kruseman led the way for the Rattlers with a 6-0, 6-3 victory. No. 4 Paulina Torres followed shortly after, dominating her opponent 6-2, 6-2. With three matches still left, the Rattlers only needed one more to be victorious. No. 3 Maciel clinched for the Rattlers, fighting to an intense 6-4, 6-3 battle.
 
Here is a breakdown of the match:
 
In doubles: 
1. Kaylin Kruseman/Tyra Timm (STMU) def. Beth Hayward/Valentina Martinez (SEU) 8-6
2. Laura Galvan/Elisa Guillen (SEU) def. Paulina Torres/Rani Goodland (STMU) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Alex Corder/Ally Maciel (STMU) def. Marissa Williams/Paola Carpio (SEU) 8-5
 
In singles:

1. Kaylin Kruseman (STMU) def. Beth Hayward (SEU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Tyra Timm (STMU) vs. Laura Galvan (SEU) 6-2, 2-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Ally Maciel (STMU) def. Paola Carpio (SEU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Paulina Torres (STMU) def. Valentina Martinez (SEU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Alex Corder (STMU) vs. Marissa Williams (SEU) 6-2, 2-6, 4-1, unfinished
6. Rani Goodland (STMU) vs. Elisa Guillen (SEU) 7-5, 5-1, unfinished
 
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St. Mary's University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community service, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence. The University has six athletic national titles: men's basketball (1989–NAIA), baseball (2001–NCAA Div. II), softball (1986–NAIA and 2002–NCAA Div. II), an individual national champion in men's golf (2006–NCAA Div. II) and a national academic championship in men's golf (2009–NCAA Div. II). St. Mary's also had more than 70 percent of its athletes named to conference, regional and/or national honor rolls this past year. St. Mary's student–athletes graduation rate is 65 percent, higher than the NCAA Division II average of 55 percent. To learn more about St. Mary's, visit www.rattlerathletics.com.
 
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