SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –The West’s top seed Rockhurst University bested the East’s top seed University of Indianapolis, 4-3, in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Women’s Tennis Championship on Sunday at Rochester High School in Springfield, Ill., to claim its first GLVC title.
The Hawks, as the GLVC automatic qualifier, now await the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, May 5 at 8:30 p.m. ET to determine their regional fate. The 2025 NCAA Division II Championships will be played May 21-25 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., following the preliminary rounds on May 13-14.
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
No. 1W ROCKHURST 4, No. 1E INDIANAPOLIS 3
BOX | RECAPS: RU, UINDY
- Doubles
- No. 1 Ella Coleman/Zuzanna Szmyd (RU) def. Tyffaine Pais/Sofia Cardenas (RU) 6-0
- No. 3 Maria Baez Chacon/Sofia Valdespino (RU) def. Suryanshi/Linya Chen (UINDY) 6-2
- No. 2 Silvia Zappoli/Jimena De Pablos (UINDY) vs. Daniela Lentisco/Marina Magai (RU) 5-3 unfinished
- Singles
- No. 5 Lentisco (RU) def. Zappoli (UINDY) 6-0, 6-1
- No. 2 Suryanshi (UINDY) def. Valdespino (RU) 6-3, 6-2
- No. 3 De Pablos Hernando (UINDY) def. Szmyd (RU) 6-2, 6-3
- No. 6 Cardenas (UINDY) def. Baez Chacon (RU) 6-2, 6-2
- No. 1 Coleman (RU) vs. Pais (UINDY) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
- No. 4 Magai (RU) vs. Chen (UINDY) 7-6, 6-2
At the conclusion of the Championship, Rockhurst head coach Jaime McDonald was named GLVC Coach of the Year for the seventh time, while the players listed below were name to the All-Tournament Team.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Marina Magai, RU
Ella Coleman, RU
Daniela Lentisco, RU
Jimena De Pablos Hernando, UINDY
Suryanshi, UINDY
Franca Piaggi, DU
Paula Ballesteros, SBU