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Box Score
Eastern Kentucky defeated Jacksonville State to win the 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Tennis Championship. It marks the Colonels second straight tournament title and third overall. EKU also earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Colonels will find out who they will play on Tuesday,. April 30 at 4:30 p.m. CT on NCAA.com.
The Colonels picked up the doubles points with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. At the No. 1 doubles, Kristina Labeja and Mellissa Gerristen defeated Raisa Guasti anead Raphaela Lima while Saio Oscoz and Milena Poffo beat Olivia Nguyen and Aleksandra Cilijic.
EKU picked up victories at No. 2, 4 and 5 singles to seal the championship. Kristina Labeja defeated Raphaela Lima, 6-4, 6-1, at the No. 2 spot. At the No. 4 singles, Mellissa Gerristen beat Zoe Bizinos, 6-2, 6-0, while Milena Poffo defeated Danielle Kerindi, 6-4, 6-4.