SUMTER, S.C. - The Lander women's tennis team concluded its run at the ITA Division II Southeast Regional Championships on Sunday as the doubles pairing of
Esther Mansson and
Astrid Sandwall Tornqvist fell in the semifinals at the Palmetto Tennis Center.
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The seventh-seeded duo dropped an 8-2 decision to sixth-seeded Claudia De Lucas Rivera and Isabell Ek of Columbus State, finishing one victory shy of the regional championship match.
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Mansson and Sandwall Tornqvist entered Sunday's matchup riding a three-match winning streak, highlighted by an 8-6 upset of second-seeded Teresa Poppe and Olesya Stokusova of North Georgia in Saturday's quarterfinals.
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The Bearcats concluded the four-day tournament with a semifinal appearance in doubles.Â
