The Edward Waters University women’s tennis team finished third in the NCAA Division II Women’s Division at the HBCU National Tennis Championship in Atlanta, Ga. The result was highlighted by two flight championships and a consolation singles title. The tournament also included three additional top-four finishes for Edward Waters University players.
Sharon Isabella Calderon Cardenas won the Flight B Singles championship. She later teamed with Sofia Lopez to win the Flight B Doubles championship. The two titles made Calderon Cardenas the tournament’s leading individual champion for Edward Waters University.
Lopez wins Flight A consolation title
Lopez added an individual championship in the Flight A Consolation Singles draw. Her victory gave the Edward Waters University women’s tennis team another title beyond its two Flight B championships. Lopez also contributed to the doubles championship with Calderon Cardenas.
Alexis Dunlap finished fourth in Flight B Singles. Her result placed two Edward Waters University players among the top four finishers in that flight, alongside Calderon Cardenas. That performance added to the team’s overall finish in the NCAA Division II Women’s Division.
Edward Waters University adds two Flight C top-four finishes
Edward Waters University also placed two players among the top four in Flight C Singles. Adassah Prevost finished third, while K’Sheria Briggins finished fourth. Their results gave the team additional representation among the tournament’s leading singles finishers.
Calderon Cardenas’ Flight B Singles championship, the Flight B Doubles title with Lopez and Lopez’s Flight A Consolation Singles victory formed the central results for Edward Waters University. Dunlap, Prevost and Briggins added top-four finishes in the singles draws. Together, those results produced a third-place finish for the Edward Waters University women’s tennis team in the NCAA Division II Women’s Division.
FSB Take
Edward Waters University women’s tennis combined three championship results with three additional top-four singles finishes at the HBCU National Tennis Championship. Calderon Cardenas won two titles, while Lopez won the Flight A Consolation Singles title and partnered with Calderon Cardenas for the Flight B Doubles championship. The team’s third-place finish was supported by contributions from Dunlap, Prevost and Briggins across the singles draws.
Source: Original report