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October 12, 2007 Seasiders Take Doubles Crown
Mobile, AL—Brigham Young University Hawaii’s Maggie Deng and Elwen Li won the NCAA II doubles title today at the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) National Tournament. The Seasiders defeated second-seeded Irene Squillaci and Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika of Abilene Christian 6-1, 6-2 in the finals. In singles play, Li overcame top-seeded Suzana Cavalcante of West Florida 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals and will meet second-seeded Johanna Dahlback of Armstrong Atlantic State in tomorrow’s NCAA II final at 8:30 am CDT. The ITA National Tournament brings together eight regional winners for the tournament in all of the small college divisions and culminates with a Small College Super Bowl matching the champions from the NCAA II, NCAA III, NAIA, and NJCAA against each other. However, because the finals of the Small College Super Bowl are scheduled to played on Sunday the Seasiders have withdrawn from that part of the competition in order to allow the Abilene Christian tandem to represent NCAA II in that portion of the tournament. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the sponsoring institution of BYU–Hawaii, recognizes Sunday as a Holy Sabbath and BYU–Hawaii does not engage in any athletic competitions on Sundays. Results: Singles: Doubles: |
