NEW ORLEANS, La. - The No. 6 singles match became the deciding factor as No. 1 seed Southern University defeated No. 2 seeded Alcorn State, 4-3, to claim the 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday at City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.

SU captures its fourth consectutive, including 12th overall, SWAC women's tennis title.

It's the second time the Lady Jaguars captured four titles in a row. The last was from 2002-2005. SU has now won eight of the last 12 SWAC tournament crowns.

SU's Morgan Taylor defeated Chan Rutherford in the No. 6 singles match-up, 6-8, 6-4, 6-3, as the match fell down to the completion of final showdown in singles competition.

Taylor was named MVP of the tournament with head coach Jeff Conyers receiving SWAC Coach of the Year honors.

2013 SWAC Women's Tennis All-Tournament Team

Laura Syori (Southern)
Morgan Taylor (Southern)
Kersten Vanem (Alcorn State)
Merilin Tipp (Alcorn State)
Christine Gwodog (Prairie View A&M)
Kesica Jayalapan (Jackson State)

Tournament MVP: Morgan Taylor (Southern)

Coach of the Year: Jeff Conyers (Southern)

 

Southern Women's Tennis 2013 -- Alcorn State vs Southern (Apr 21, 2013)

Southern Women's Tennis 2013
Alcorn State vs Southern (Apr 21, 2013)

Southern 4, Alcorn State 3
Apr 21, 2013 at New Orleans, La. (City Park/Pepsi Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Vanem, Kersten (ALCN) def. Moore, Gabrielle (SUBR) 6-4, 6-2

2. Dixon, Danielle (SUBR) def. Buchmann, Arielle (ALCN) 6-1, 6-3

3. Alexis, Lois (SUBR) def. Kosachuk, Viktoria (ALCN) 6-4, 6-2

4. Syori, Laura (SUBR) def. Potapova, Kate (ALCN) 6-1, 6-0

5. Merlin Tipp (ALCN) def. Davis, Camara (SUBR) 6-3, 6-2

6. Taylor, Morgan (SUBR) def. Rutherford, Chan (ALCN) 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Alexis, Lois/Moore, Gabrielle (SUBR) vs. Vanem, Kersten/Kosachuk, Viktoria (ALCN) unfinished

2. Buchmann, Arielle/Punj, Aakanksha (ALCN) def. Davis, Camara/Taylor, Morgan (SUBR) 8-2

3. Merlin Tipp/Potapova, Kate (ALCN) def. Bunch, Kendall/Syori, Laura (SUBR) 8-5