SUMTER, S.C.-The Chowan Women's Tennis team secured their first Conference Carolinas Championship title with a 5-0 victory over Limestone on Sunday afternoon. 

THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 5, Limestone 0

RECORDS | Chowan 20-3, Limestone 10-11

LOCATION | Sumter, S.C. (Palmetto Tennis Center)

NOTABLES:

• Polina Novachuk and Victoria Smolchenkova were named to the Conference Carolinas All-Championship Team.
• Lenka Styblova was named 2018 Championship MVP. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
In Doubles:

• The Hawks took the No.1 doubles win 8-3 with Polina Novachuk and Cynthia Carrier.
• Victoria Smolchenkova and Hanna Tarlouskaya picked up the No.2 doubles victory with a clean 8-0 over the Saints.
• At the third doubles match Angelique Gouin and Lenka Styblova defeated their competitor 8-2 for the Blue and White. 

In Singles:

• Senior, Polina Novachuk grabbed the 6-2, 6-2 win at the No,1 singles match. 
• Lenka Styblova secured the match win with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at the No.5 singles. 

UP NEXT
The Hawks will advance to compete in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament on April 27-29. The NCAA Championship selection show for pairings for NCAA D2 Southeast Region Women's Tennis Regionals will be released on Tuesday, April 24th, 2017 at 8:30pm. Site selections will also be released at that time.