Georgia Gwinnett College senior Isid Hernandez will compete for the singles championship at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's South Regional after collecting a semifinal triumph on Saturday at the GGC Tennis Facility.

DRAWS: SINGLES | DOUBLES

The No. 2 seed defeated Tennessee Wesleyan University's Olivia Alcala in straight sets. She won a competitive opening set with a 7-3 score in a tiebreaker. Hernandez then picked up her fourth win of the tournament with a 6-2 score in the second set.

The Grizzly will now face SCAD Atlanta's Shalimar Talbi for the regional title on Sunday, September 22, at 9 a.m. Talbi picked up a three-set victory against GGC senior Justine Lespes, the tournament's top seed, by 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 scores.

The Hernandez-Lespes doubles team reached the semifinal round before losing in three competitive sets to a SCAD Atlanta tandem. The GGC duo won the opening set by a 6-3 score before the Bees' team rallied across the next two sets by 6-4 and 6-3 scores.

Hernandez and Lespes teamed to win all eight games during Saturday's morning quarterfinal round match.
 
Coach's Corner
"I'm super proud of Isid to make it to the women's singles final in her first ITA regional at GGC. She has shown grit and determination throughout the whole event, and it paid off once again in the semifinal match. Justine had a tough match today against a good SCAD Atlanta player. She gave it her all and it was quite a battle over three tough sets. It was the same story for our doubles team, having a challenging three-set battle," said Head Coach Hannah Keeling.
 
Up Next
The ITA South Regional will wrap up with final round matches on Sunday, September 22, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 9 a.m.