#2 Franciscan 5, #3 Grove City 4

Washington, Pa. - The Franciscan University Women's Tennis team defeated Grove City in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Semi-Finals by a score of 5-4, earning a berth in the PAC Championship game.  

Doubles
The Lady Barons got off to a strong start in doubles play with the team of Maria Herrera and Ana Victoria Haddad winning the #1 Doubles match by a score of 8-6. After dropping the #2 Doubles match, the team of Caroline Picard and Alyce Davis (FRA) battled back from an early deficit to win the #3 Doubles match by a score of 8-7, taking the tiebreaker 7-3. 

Singles
Franciscan would continue its momentum from the doubles matchups, with a win in the #1 Singles match where the Lady Barons Ace Maria Herrera won by a score of 6-0, 6-2. Ana Victoria Haddad would earn the Lady Barons second singles victory, winning the #2 Singles match by a score of 6-3, 7-5. Grove City would rally back, winning the #3, #5 and #6 singles matches to tie the match at four. In the #4 Singles match, Caroline Picard dropped the opening set 4-6 before rebounding and winning the second set 6-4. In the third and deciding set the score was tied at four when Picard won the final points capturing the 6-4 win and sending the Lady Barons to the PAC Championship.  

Who's Next? 
The Lady Barons move onto to PAC Championship game where they will face the tournament hosts and #4 seed Washington & Jefferson. The Presidents' earned their berth in the Championship Match, when #1 Seed Westminster had to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19. Early this season the Lady Barons traveled to Washington & Jefferson, defeating the Presidents in a thrilling fashion, winning 5-4.

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