BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The No. 4-seed Arkansas Tech women's tennis team won their opening round match of the 2026 Great American Conference Tournament on Friday with a 4-0 shutout against No. 5-seed Ouachita Baptist.
With the win, the Golden Suns advance to the GAC Tournament semifinals on Saturday morning and will take on No. 1-seed Southeastern Oklahoma. That match is slated for an 11 a.m. start time.
In the match against Ouachita, the Golden Suns made quick work of the Tigers in doubles play with a 6-0 win at top-flight from their No. 29-ranked pairing of
Elis Gergel and
Rebecca Arnold. The Golden Suns then secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 2.
In singles,
Rebecca Arnold won the first match at No. 5, winning 6-3, 6-1. Gergel then won at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-4. The clinching match came at No. 3 as
Monica Balau won 7-5, 6-4. The remaining three singles matches on court went unfinished once Balau clinched the match for Tech.
