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ST. LOUIS - The start of day two of the 2026 OVC Women's Tennis Championship has been pushed back due to weather conditions. The first match of the day between No. 1 SIUE and No. 4 Lindenwood is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT. The second semifinal pits No. 2 Southeast Missouri against No. 3 Bryant is set for 2:00 p.m. CT.
This year marks the 50th time the women's championship has been contested (it was first held in 1977).
Last year, Bryant claimed the title in its first year competing in the OVC, defeating Southeast Missouri in the championship..
SATURDAY'S MATCHES
#1 SIUE 4, #4 Lindenwood 0
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#3 Bryant 3, #2 Southeast Missouri 1
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#1 SIUE 4, #4 LINDENWOOD 0
ST. LOUIS - SIUE women's tennis defeated Lindenwood 4-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships semifinals Saturday and will play for the title Sunday at noon.
SIUE, 15-2, will play third-seeded Bryant in the championship match. Bryant advanced with a 4-1 win over second-seeded Southeast Missouri.
After winning the doubles point, SIUE won a trio of straight sets victories in singles.
Senior Cydney Rogers got the Cougars started at No. 6 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Mathilde Humbert. Paloma Hennicaux made it 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles over Sofija Dunisijevic. Elena Palioura, a first team All-OVC pick, closed out Lindenwood with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles over Michelle Trochez.
#3 BRYANT 4, #2 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1
ST. LOUIS - The Bryant women's tennis team earned the 4-1 win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in the OVC semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs advance to the championship round tomorrow against the No. 1 seed SIUE at 1:00 PM. Bryant is one step closer to defending their title and winning back-to-back OVC championships.
The Bulldogs were forced to play from behind with SEMO securing the doubles point. Yahli Noy and Laura Stypula took care of business at No. 3 doubles (6-1), but Lisa Dugec and Lucia Pino suffered the loss at No. 2 doubles (6-2). It was up to Natalia Vela and Maria Jose Hernandez at No. 1 doubles to salvage the point. They fell in a tiebreaker in a back-and-forth battle (7-6) [7-5] as the Redhawks went up 1-0 in the match.
Bryant responded in a massive way in singles action. Mila Martinez picked up the win at No. 5 singles (6-2, 6-3) to get the Bulldogs on the board. Then, Noy earned the win at No. 1 singles (6-3, 6-4) to put Bryant up 2-1. The momentum carried over into No. 4 singles with Hernandez coming on top (6-4, 7-5). Dugec sealed the deal at No. 6 singles (6-4, 6-3), clinching the 4-1 win for the Bulldogs.