GAINESVILLE — The No. 14 Brenau University tennis team defeated Montreat College to clinch the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday at the Lessie Smithgall Tennis Center in Gainesville.
In the championship-clinching match, the Golden Tigers rolled past the visiting Cavaliers, sweeping all doubles and singles matches to win 9-0 overall.
"This was a really special way to end our first season in the AAC," said head coach Andre Ferreira. "I am happy for the girls as they are leaving a positive mark in the history of the Brenau tennis program. The AAC is a strong conference with four teams in the Top 25, and I felt that our players not only performed consistently from match to match but also found ways to improve over time.”
The Golden Tigers finished conference play 9-0 in its inaugural season in the AAC, including impressive wins over No. 16 SCAD Atlanta, No. 21 Union College and No. 24 Reinhardt University.
"We're a better team now than in the beginning of the season,” Ferreira added. “We're looking forward to postseason play in a couple of weeks in Chattanooga."
Brenau next takes on No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett College in a non-conference match at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Gainesville.
