NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 5, Huntingdon 0
Records: Piedmont, 18-2; Huntingdon, 6-9

ROME, Ga. - In a match that took less than 30 minutes to complete, the Piedmont women's tennis team dispatched Huntingdon 5-0 in the CCS Tournament Semifinals on Friday afternoon in Rome, Georgia.

The Lady Lions will take on No. 2 seed Covenant in the final on Saturday at 2 p.m.


 


Playing against a Huntingdon squad that only had four available players, the Lady Lions started the match with a 3-0 lead as the Hawks were forced to forfeit at No. 3 doubles and No. 5 and No. 6 singles.

This meant a doubles sweep would clinch the match for Piedmont.

It was a dominating performance in the two doubles matches that were contested as BRI LAIDMAN and IMANI VINCENT polished off an 8-0 sweep at No. 1 just seconds before ABBEY GRACE VENHAM and ALYSSA MCSPADDEN did the same at No. 2 doubles to earn the clinch.


 

Nothing better than a semifinal sweep ???? pic.twitter.com/eohEVJeNVX

— Piedmont Tennis (@PiedmontUTennis) April 28, 2023

This marks Piedmont's second consecutive 5-0 shutout at the conference tournament after winning by the same margin on Thursday in the quarterfinals over LaGrange.

Up next, the Lady Lions will look for its second consecutive conference tournament title, taking on Covenant, which won 5-0 as well in the semifinals Friday. The match is scheduled for 2 p.m. and can be viewed through Playsight Interactive here or by going to the Playsight Interactive website, searching 'Watch Live' and typing 'Rome Tennis Center' in the search bar.

NEWS AND NOTES:
- Prior to the match, Piedmont had six players along with coach Trey Martin who were honored for earning a spot on the CCS Postseason Awards list.
- Martin was named CCS Coach of the Year while Venham was named CCS Player of the Year.
- Vincent, McSpadden and MARION SLOYAN joined Venham on the All-CCS First Team.
- Laidman and DAKOTA WILKES each earned All-CCS Second Team honors.
- In the team's regular season match at Covenant, the Lady Lions won 9-0.

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