MOBILE, Ala. – Campbellsville University women's tennis fell just short Tuesday of keeping its hopes alive for a trip to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) semifinals.

The Lady Tigers battled back-and-forth in their first pool play match, falling 5-4 to Southern Nazarene University. The loss proved to be the deciding factor in whether or not CU advanced after Azusa Pacific University dealt a 5-0 win in the second pool play match.

"There were very close matches all day. The girls lost a heartbreaker this morning and played very well versus Azusa," said Kyle Caven, CU head coach. "Jenna (Sallee) had a great day, losing in a tiebreaker in singles versus Azusa and winning against Southern Naz."


Campbellsville trailed 2-1 after two 8-5 loses and a default win against SNU in doubles action. A default at No. 6 singles evened the score, and Haley Dallas posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles. Jenna Sallee also posted a singles win at the No. 3 position, 6-3, 6-3, but the Charity sisters fell short at No. 2 and No. 4 singles to even the match, 4-4.

Megan Charity lost 6-4, 6-4, while Lindy Charity lost a first-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-2), before dropping the second set 6-2. Anna Tumanyan dropped a close first set, 6-4, to Masha Andrianova at No. 1 singles but bounced back to dominate the second set, 6-1. Andrianova won the tie breaker, 10-5.

Azusa Pacific swept CU in doubles action with Tumanyan and Dallas battling the closest, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles. Sallee dropped a 10-6 tiebreaker at No. 3 singles after she won the second set, 6-0.

Southern Nazarene also won a close match, 5-3, over Roberts Wesleyan College and Azusa Pacific shut out RWC to both clinch their sport in the NCCAA Women's Tennis Championships semifinals.
 

Campbellsville (14-9) will close its season Wednesday with a 10 a.m. match against Roberts Wesleyan in the final NCCAA pool play match.

CU, ranked No. 24 in the NAIA, finished four spots away from earning an at-large bid to the NAIA Women's Tennis Championships.