TULSA, Okla. – The team that has played in the most American Athletic Conference Championship finals will battle against a first-time finalist Saturday when Tulsa takes on Memphis for the conference title at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT on ESPN+
 
Tulsa advanced to the championship final for the sixth time in seven seasons with a 4-3 semifinal win against SMU Friday, while Memphis will play for The American title for the first time after a 4-0 win against South Florida at Tulsa’s Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
 
Saturday’s match will be the second meeting between Tulsa and Memphis this season. The Tigers were 4-2 winners against the Golden Hurricane Feb. 27 in Tulsa.
 
Bruce Howard, Mark Bey and Breanna Sorensen will handle the ESPN+ coverage of Saturday’s championship final.
 
Complete coverage of The American Tennis Championships, including live scoring, can be found on the conference’s Championship Central site.
 
 
 
Tulsa 4, SMU 3
Records: Tulsa (17-7) SMU (15-9)
 
Lily Hutchings’ three-set win at No. 5 singles gave Tulsa a 4-3 win against SMU Friday, sending the Golden Hurricane to the American Athletic Conference final for the sixth time.
 
Hutchings fought back from a 1-6 first set to take a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 win against Nicole Petchey, ending the match after SMU had tied the score at 3-3 after a three-set win by Jackie Nylander at No. 3 singles.
 
Valeryia Rozenkova won in both singles and doubles for Tulsa as she took a 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 4 singles and paired with Maria Berlanga for a 6-3 decision at No. 1 doubles.
 
The match was a battle between two top-50 teams as SMU came in at No. 43 in the ITA rankings, while Tulsa was No. 50.
 
Tulsa improved to 16-3 all-time in the American Athletic Conference Championship. The Golden Hurricane will play for a fourth American title with Saturday’s match against Memphis.
 
 
 
Memphis 4, South Florida 0
Records: Memphis (19-5), South Florida (7-18)
 
Memphis advanced to the American Athletic Conference Championship final for the first time as the Tigers cruised to a 4-0 win against South Florida Friday.
 
The No. 4-seeded Tigers won three singles matches in straight sets and claimed the doubles point against a resilient South Florida squad that had played to back-to-back 4-3 victories against higher-seeded teams in its first two matches of the championship.
 
Aran Teixido Garcia and Camila Romero registered straight-set wins at the top of the singles ladder and the two paired for a 6-1 victory at No. 1 doubles to lead the Tigers Friday. Monique Woog also added two wins as she took a 6-2, 6-0 vdecision at No. 6 singles and joined Emily Meyer for a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
 
Memphis had made only one previous appearance in The American Championship semifinals (2014). The Tigers will play for their first American title Saturday.
 
 
 
2022 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 20-23 | Michael D. Case Tennis Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma
 

First Round | Wednesday, April 20
No. 7 Cincinnati 5, No. 10 Wichita State 1
No. 6 Houston 4, No. 11 East Carolina 0
No. 9 South Florida 4, No. 8 Temple 3
Quarterfinals | Thursday, April 21
No. 2 SMU 4, Cincinnati 0
No. 3 Tulsa 4, Houston 1
No. 4 Memphis 4, No. 5 Tulane 1
South Florida 4 vs. No. 1 UCF 3
Semifinals | Friday, April 22
Tulsa 4, SMU 3
Memphis 4, South Florida 0
Final | Sunday, April 23 | ESPN+
Memphis (19-5) vs. Tulsa (17-7)	5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT