Women's Tennis

Rebecca Kong Earns Runner-Up Finish for SCIAC Women's Tennis at ITA Cup

The SCIAC claimed four All-America performances in women's tennis at the ITA Cup, hosted in Rome, Ga., from Thursday to Sunday, October 15-18. 

Rebecca Kong of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps earned the top finish for the conference after winning her first three matches of the tournament and finishing as the singles runner-up. It was her second consecutive year of reaching the singles final. Kong also joined Bell Zhou in the doubles bracket, though the pair fell in the opening round. Just two weeks prior, however, the earned All-America honors with their ITA West Regionals doubles title. 

Sophie Lau of Pomona-Pitzer, who was the West Region champion, joined Kong in the semi-finals, but fell to the eventual runner-up in three sets. 

Redlands saw its doubles pair of Maegan Deng and Lindsey Whelan advance to the quarter-finals after having already finished as the West Region runner-ups.