SUMTER, S.C. – The No. 5 seed Erskine College women's tennis team defeated No. 1 seed Young Harris College by a 4-2 scoreline in the semifinal round of the 2026 Conference Carolinas Women's Tennis Championships on Friday afternoon.

After dropping the doubles point, the Fleet rolled in singles play, behind straight-set wins from Hanna Vasconez, Ariana Jativa, Maria Carla Padovani, and Barbara Brito to stun the top-seeded Mountain Lions.
 
THE MATCH
Score: Erskine 4, Young Harris 2
Records: Erskine (15-8, 9-3 CC), Young Harris (17-6, 13-0 CC)
Location: Palmetto Tennis Center
 
Singles

1. Hanna Vasconez def. Futaba Saito 6-3, 7-5
2. Vale Guerrero vs. Maud Scholten unfinished
3. Ariana Jativa def. Tuva Asplund 6-1, 6-2
4. Maria Carla Padovani def. Viviana Gomez 6-4, 6-2
5. Barbara Brito def. Callie Stanfield 6-3, 6-2
6. Lexie Gillespie def. Simona Stepanovic 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1. Saito/Scholten def. Guerrero/Jativa 6-1
2. Gillespie/Stanfield def. Padovani/Brito 6-4
3. Vasconez/Stepanovic def. Holly Ashford/Gomez 6-4

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine advances to Saturday's Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match against No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey College (21-7, 10-2 CC) at 1 p.m. The Fleet won at Belmont Abbey, 4-3, back in late March.

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