For the second time, AUTrojans.com is counting down Anderson University athletics' 25 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2014-15 academic year. This season's countdown began on Monday, June 22 and will continue throughout the summer.
Be sure to check AUTrojans.com during the offseason to relive all the highlights of another successful year at Anderson.
Trojans Edge Newberry, 5-4, in Opening Round of SAC Tournament
April 16, 2015
BREVARD, N.C. - Headlined by sophomore Rebecca Bruning's three-set match-clinching singles victory, fifth-seeded Anderson University women's tennis advanced to the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament with a 5-4 victory over fourth-seeded Newberry Thursday afternoon at the McCoy Tennis Complex on the campus of Brevard College.
The victory puts the Trojans in the semifinals of the SAC Tournament for the second time in three seasons, as they earn their first triumph in the annual event since advancing to the tournament final in 2013. Anderson improves to 15-5 for the season, while the Wolves close their SAC Tournament campaign with a 17-6 mark.
In the doubles round, the sister tandem of senior Lindsay Gregory and freshman Abigail Gregory recorded Anderson's first team point with an 8-1 decision over Newberry's Rebeca Martinez and Kelly McManus at the No. 3 position. After the Wolves bounced back with a victory at No. 2, the pair of Bruning and freshman Ivey Welborn notched an 8-6 win over Amanda Carillo and Vanessa Ortiz at No. 1 to secure a 2-1 edge moving into the singles round.
For the singles portion, junior Nikkola Wichenko grabbed an early win over McManus at the No. 6 slot with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph to increase the AU lead to 3-1. Lindsay Gregory followed the junior with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Martinez at the No. 5 position, as she claimed her 14th singles victory of the year.
With AU holding a convincing 4-1 advantage, the Wolves answered with victories at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4, to tie the team score at 4-4. The match would come down to No. 2 with Bruning and Ortiz squaring off for the second time this season, as Ortiz handed Bruning her only conference singles setback of the season in a 6-3 loss to Newberry on March 24 in Lexington, S.C.
After Ortiz claimed the opening set, 6-3, Bruning bounced back with a 6-1 win in the second set, followed by a 6-4 victory in the final set to give Anderson the postseason triumph. For Bruning, the singles win was her 17th of the season as she is now 11-1 against opponents from the SAC.
AUTrojans.com's Most Memorable Moments of
2014-15
25. Furtick Captures All-Tournament Honors at AU Invitational - Sept. 9,
2014
24. Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at SAC Championships - Nov. 8,
2014
23. Merriman Earns All-Tournament Recognition at SAC Men's Golf
Championships - April 21,
2015
22. Men's Basketball Edges Georgia College - Dec. 13,
2014
21. Women's Track and Field Finishes Fourth at SAC Championships -
April
18, 2015
20. Baseball Claims 12-3 Win over Brevard in Opening Round of SAC
Tournament - April 23,
2015
19. Volleyball Defeats Tusculum in Five Sets - Oct. 17,
2014
18. Women's Cross Country Finishes Third at SAC Championships - Nov. 8,
2014
17. Women's Basketball 68, Wingate 57 - Feb. 7,
2015
16. Women's Soccer 9, Coker 0 - Sept. 20,
2014
15. Baseball Slams Eight Home Runs in Doubleheader with
Lenoir-Rhyne - April 11,
2015
14. Women's Tennis 5, Newberry 4 - April 16,
2015
