QUICK HIT: The SCAD Atlanta Tennis teams played the in the final match of the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships. Both men's and women's teams played against Tennessee Wesleyan University. It was a tough match against a top ranked team on both sides. Tennessee Wesleyan beat the Bees in regular season matches, but the SCAD Atlanta women's team pulled an upset against Tennessee Wesleyan in singles, creating an electric and tense viewing. The women's team faced a #7 ranked TWU and won the Conference Championships with 4-3, qualifying for the NAIA National Championships. The men faced a #3 ranked TWU and lost 0-4, coming in second place. The last time the SCAD Atlanta Womne's Tennis team won a Conference Championship was in 2017, and this was the first season both teams made it to the finals. 

RECORDS: With the wins, the records now stand with the women at 14-7 and the men at 8-13. 

WOMEN'S RESULTS: 4-3

Doubles:
#1: Shalimar Talbi (Minsk, Belarus / UX Design) & Adrianna Kluska (Glogow, Poland / Interior Design) vs. Berne & Alcala (TWU) 5-6 unfi nished
#2: Carmine Becoude (Cotonou, Benin / Advertising & Branding) & Anastasija Stojanovic (Prokuplje, Serbia / Fashion) loss to Prat & Chasset (TWU) 3-6
#3:  Stella De Vera (Rogers, Ark. / Industrial Design) & Nella Kusa (Szczecin, Poland / Advertising & Branding) loss to Tsuji & Richardet (TWU) 3-6

Singles:
#1: Shalimar Talbi def. Olivia Alcala (TWU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
#2: Anastasija Stojanovic def. Jenn Maria Gjos (TWU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
#3: Carmine Becoude def. Laia Berne (TWU) 6-2, 6-2
#4: Adrianna Kluska def. Mercedes Chasset (TWU) 6-4, 6-3
#5: Stella De Vera loss to Ivet Prat (TWU) 1-6, 2-6
#6: Lauren Perez (Villavicencio, Colombia / Interior Design) loss to Honoka Tsuji (TWU) 1-6, 4-6

MEN'S RESULTS: 0-4

Doubles:
#1:  Mikaeel Woodman (Cape Town, South Africa / Advertising & Branding) & Jakub Bojarski (Tarnãw, Poland / Advertising & Branding) loss to Simpson & Gaia (TWU) 4-6
#2: Valentino Capararo (Reconquista, Argentina / UX Design) & Nicolas Fertonani (Santa Fe, Argentina / Advertising & Branding) loss to Volpi & Garcia (TWU) 2-6
#3: Firas Ben Chouikha (Tunis, Tunisia / UX Design) & Joewyn Pascua (Manila, Philippines / Advertising & Branding) vs. Rios & Leon (TWU) 4-5, unfinished

Singles:
#1: Joewyn Pascua vs. Octavio Volpi (TWU) 3-6, 5-0, unfinished
#2: Mikaeel Woodman loss to Juan Carlos Garcia (TWU) 3-6, 2-6
#3: Valentino Capararo vs. Patricio Gallegos (TWU) 4-6, 1-3, unfinished
#4: Jakub Bojarski loss to David Leon (TWU) 2-6, 2-6
#5: Firas Ben Chouikha vs. Asier Pascual (TWU) 2-6, 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
#6: Nicolas Fertonani loss to Zoilo Rios (TWU) 4-6, 6-0, 0-0

WHAT'S NEXT? The SCAD Atlanta Women's Tennis team has qualified for the NAIA National Championships. They will play the first round on May 13th versus Oklahoma Wesleyan University.