Winning its second St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in three years, the Webster University women's tennis team defeated Principia College, 5-1, on April 21 at the Dwight Davis Center in Forest Park.  The victory earned the Gorloks a berth in the NCAA III Women's Tennis Championships.  It will be the team's second trip to the NCAAs.

Webster took a 2-1 lead in the match after winning two of three doubles.  Not giving any opening to the Blue and Gold, who upset the Gorloks in the 2011 SLIAC tournament, Webster won the first three singles to seal the victory.  With the necessary five wins to clinch the match, it was ended with Webster leading, 5-1.

Match results were:

Doubles
Tungate/Tungate (WU) defeat Adams/Banko (PC) 8-5
Frandsen/Hronek (PC) defeat Hays/Hacker (WU) 8-5
Lewis/Kennedy (WU) defeat Stock/Korthals (PC) 8-3

Singles*
A. Tungate (WU) defeats Frandsen (PC) 6-0, 6-1
Lewis (WU) defeats Hronek (PC) 6-1, 6-2
Hays (WU) defeats Stock (PC) 6-4, 6-1

* #1, 5, and 6 singles matches unfinished

The Gorloks are 19-2 on the season and will await word on where they will land in the NCAA III Championships.  First round action begins on May 11.  Washington University will be one of the regional hosts for the first round and could be a possible site destination.