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Tulsa Women Tennis Team Go for AAC Title at 4 PM Today; Men in Semis at 12 PM
4/23/2022 10:16:00 AM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. –– The Tulsa women's tennis team will face the Memphis Tigers in the American Athletic Conference Championship match on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The No. 3-seed Tulsa women defeated No. 2 SMU by a score of 4-3 as freshman Lilly Hutchings captured the winning point at No. 5 singles for the Golden Hurricane. Hutchings dropped the first set 6-1 before clawing back to win the second set 7-5 and claimed the match win in the third set 6-2.
Tulsa improved to 17-7 on the season with the win and heads back to the conference championship match for a second straight year and its sixth in the past eight years. The Hurricane is seeking its fourth AAC crown and its first since the 2017-18 season.
Memphis defeated South Florida 4-0 on Friday to improve to 19-5 on the season and advance to the final match. The Tigers are in search of their first AAC tennis title.
On the men's side, the No. 3-seed Tulsa and the No. 2-seeded Memphis men will square off in a semifinal match at 12 p.m. (CT) today at well.
All matches will be played indoors due to heavy winds.
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