Box Score BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Teresa Sanchez notched a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles over Alex Makashov to provide the deciding point as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns tennis team downed East Central 5-1 in the semifinals of the Great American Conference championship tournament on Friday.
 
The Golden Suns swept the doubles points, and grew the lead to 4-0 with a straight-set win at No. 6 singles by Laura Sanchez before ECU notched its first point at No. 5 singles.
 
SINGLES COMPETITION
1. Macarena Sedano Acosta (Tech) vs. Julia Municoy (ECU), 0-6, 6-3, 1-5 (unfinished)
2. Tamara Bell (Tech) vs. Anna Garcia (ECU), 3-6, 6-4, 5-2 (unfinished)
3. Teresa Sanchez (Tech) d. Alex Makashov (ECU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
4. Annabel Rowlands (Tech) vs. Gloria Mayorga (ECU), 6-3, 3-6, 3-1 (unfinished)
5. Srijita Ghosh (ECU) d. Camila Roca (Tech), 6-4, 6-3
6. Laura Sanchez (Tech) d. Veronica Mijares (ECU), 6-4, 6-3
 
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. Acosta/Bell (Tech) d. Municoy/Makashov (ECU), 9-8 (7-2)
2. Roca/Sanchez (Tech) d. Garcia/Mayorga (ECU), 8-4
3. Rowlands/Sanchez (Tech) d. Becca Richison/Ghosh (ECU), 8-2
 
MATCH NOTES
East Central (11-14)
Arkansas Tech (11-12)
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1), Singles (DNF, DNF, 3, DNF, 2, 1)
 
NEXT UP
The Golden Suns will face off against regular-season champion Southeastern Oklahoma for the Great American Conference championship in a 2 p.m. match on Saturday, April 23 in Bentonville.