CTX WTEN SCAC Semifinal
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(3) Univ. of St. Thomas UST-W (8-5)
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Winner (2) Concordia Univ. CTX-W (12-5)
(3) Univ. of St. Thomas UST-W
(8-5)
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Final
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(2) Concordia Univ. CTX-W
(12-5)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Advances to First Ever SCAC Finals

Tornados took down St. Thomas 4-2 on Saturday.

KERRVILLE, Texas – Second-Seed Concordia University (Texas) advanced to the program's first-ever SCAC Women's Tennis Tournament Championship following a 4-2 victory over third-seeded University of St. Thomas on Saturday morning at the Kerrville Tennis Complex. Official Website l Postmatch Interview | Photo Album

Concordia opened the scoring, winning the doubles point following wins at both the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles lines. The Tornados opened the action in doubles as Kailey Albrect and Alyssa Estrella secured a 6-2 win at the three line, before Emily Pullen and Valerie Sanchez posted a 6-4 win at No. 2 to deliver the doubles point for Concordia.

St. Thomas evened the score at 1-1 to open singles play when Mariel Herrera earned a 6-4, 6-4, win a No. 3 singles.

Concordia responded, pushing the Tornados to within one point of a trip to the SCAC Championship as both Albrect and Sanchez won at No. 6 and No. 2 singles respectively. Albrect won, 6-2, 6-0, while Sanchez won 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 to put CTX on top 3-1 with three matches left on court.

The Celts continued to fight, pulling withing one, 3-2, after Adriana Iturralde won 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 5 line.

With the final two matches in the third set, Concordia slammed the door shut when Aria Moreni fought back after losing the first set to win 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) and push the Tornados into the SCAC Championship.

The Tornados improve to 12-5 on the year, while the Celts drop to 8-5 on the season. 

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (TEXAS) 4, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS 2
April 25, 2026 at Kerrville, Texas (Kerrville Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Johanna Winkler (CTX-W) vs. Lucia Rodriguez (UST-W) 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 4-3, unfinished
2. Valerie Sanchez (CTX-W) def. Ella Mullins (UST-W) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
3. Mariel herrera (UST-W) def. Emily Pullen (CTX-W) 6-4, 6-4
4. Aria Moreni (CTX-W) def. Nataly Velasco (UST-W) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Adrainna Iturralde (UST-W) def. Jeauxleigh Cantu (CTX-W) 7-5, 6-2
6. Kailey Albrecht (CTX-W) def. Marlie McArthur (UST-W) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Johanna Winkler/Aria Moreni (CTX-W) vs. Lucia Rodriguez/Mariel herrera (UST-W) 5-4, unfinished
2. Valerie Sanchez/Emily Pullen (CTX-W) def. Adrainna Iturralde/Aimee Tran (UST-W) 6-4
3. Kailey Albrecht/Alyssa Estrella (CTX-W) def. Ella Mullins/Nataly Velasco (UST-W) 6-2
Match Notes
SCAC Tournament - Semifinals

UP NEXT

Concordia advances into tomorrow's SCAC Tournament Championship and will face top-seed Colorado College at 9 a.m. CT. Tomorrow marks the first meeting between the two programs in SCAC Tournament history. St. Thomas will face Schreiner in the Third-Place match at 9 a.m. CT from the Kerrville Tennis Complex.

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