CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Salem women's tennis program concluded their season with a trip down to North Carolina for the USCAA Championship in Charlotte. Just as the men's team did, they notched two dominant victories to emerge as tournament champions. Both contests played out as follows:
Salem 9, Mississippi University of Women 0
For the first contest, Salem cruised through the doubles competition with three dominant performances. In the singles competition, the Tigers continued their dominance of the Owls as Melanie Coric, Kylie Diaz, Anatasia Gerter, and Ana Kunic all shut out their opponents on the way to the 9-0 team win. This set up an identical matchup to the men's competition with Johnson & Wales featuring as the opponent for a Sunday afternoon championship bout.
Salem 9, Johnson & Wales (North Carolina) 0
On Sunday, it was more of the same for the Tigers. They opened up with 3 solid wins in the doubles, and they continued that success in the singles with Melanie Coric, Kylie Diaz, and Anatasia Gerter all notching shutout wins on the way to the 9-0 team win again. With the team title in hand, Salem also went away with some individual hardware. Kylie Diaz and Anatasia Gerter each earned All-Tournament team honors, and Ana Kunic went home with the tournament MVP award.
This championship concludes a successful 12-8 season for Salem Women's Tennis and head coach Dennis McNaboe. They will be looking to build on this success for the 2023-2024 campaign when it kicks off next fall.