DALLAS, Texas – Memphis and SMU advanced to the final at the 2024 American Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship with victories in the semifinals on Saturday at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
Top seed SMU started off the day with a 4-2 win over No. 4 seed Rice before third-seeded Memphis defeated No. 2 seed Charlotte, 4-1.
Sunday's championship matchup will feature the last two American champions. SMU won the 2023 championship after the Memphis won the 2022 title.
Complete coverage of The American Tennis Championships, including live scoring of each match, can be found on the conference’s Championship Central site. Live coverage of the final will be available on ESPN+ with John Liddle, Jessica Baron Green and Breanna Sorensen on the call.
SMU 4, Rice 2
Records: SMU (12-11), Rice (12-10)
Taylor Johnson and Lana Mavor won both of their singles and doubles matches as SMU defeated Rice, 4-2, in the semifinals.
Johnson and Mavor defeated Rice’s Chie Kezuka and Federica Trevisan, 6-3, at No. 1 to clinch the doubles point for the Mustangs.
Drew Morris gave SMU a 2-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Darya Schwartzman before Mavor topped Kezuka, 6-3, 6-4. Rice won the next two points with Saarv Orav taking down Maja Makoric at No. 5 (6-4, 4-6, 6-1) and Nithesa Selvaraj coming from behind to defeat Millie Skelton, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 6.
Johnson clinched the match for the Mustangs with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over Trevisan at No. 1 singles.
SMU will face Memphis in the final on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT on ESPN+.
Memphis 4, Charlotte 1
Records: Charlotte (19-8), Memphis (17-7)
Alice Amendola earned a straight-set victory to clinch a spot in the final for Memphis, as the Tigers defeated Charlotte, 4-1.
Camila Soares and Monique Woog clinched the doubles point for Memphis with a 7-5 win over Lucia Arnada and Lucia Quiterio at No. 1.
Quiterio came back and defeated Soares, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 1 singles to tie the match. The Tigers then clinched the match with three straight-set wins. At No. 4, Emily Meyer defeated Sara Suchankova, 6-3, 7-6 (5), while Micah Pierce took down Emma Wilkins, 6-2, 7-5 at No. 5.
Amendola then defeated Shona Nakano, 6-3, 7-5, to clinch the match for the Tigers.
Memphis will face SMU in the final on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT on ESPN+.
2024 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 17-21 | Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex | Dallas, Texas
First Round | Wednesday, April 17
Match 1: No. 12 North Texas 4, No. 13 East Carolina 1
Match 2: No. 11 UAB, 4, No. 14 Temple 2
Second Round | Thursday, April 18
Match 3: No. 9 UTSA 4, No. 8 Tulane 2
Match 4: No. 5 South Florida 4, No. 12 North Texas 1
Match 5: No. 7 Wichita State 4, No. 10 Tulsa 0
Match 6: No. 6 Florida Atlantic 4, No. 11 UAB 2
Quarterfinals | Friday, April 19
Match 7: No. 1 SMU 4, No. 9 UTSA 1
Match 8: No. 4 Rice 4, No. 5 South Florida 0
Match 9: No. 2 Charlotte 4, No. 7 Wichita State 3
Match 10: No. 3 Memphis 4, No. 6 Florida Atlantic 1
Semifinals | Saturday, April 20
Match 11: No. 1 SMU 4, No. 4 Rice 2
Match 12: No. 3 Memphis 4, No. 2 Charlotte 1
Final | Sunday, April 21
Match 13: SMU (12-11) vs. Memphis (17-7) | Noon | ESPN+
all times Central