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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Second-seeded Stanton claimed the 2026 GSAC Women’s Tennis Championship on Saturday morning, defeating top-seeded Lewis-Clark State 4-0 at Paseo Racquet Center and securing the conference’s automatic berth to the national postseason.

Stanton took control early and never gave the Warriors much room to respond. The championship dual turned on a fast start in doubles, where Stanton secured the opening point with decisive victories on the top two courts. Paula Rodriguez and Cheyenne Houkes opened with a 6-1 win over Cheludo Monnayoo and Rylie Gettmann at No. 1 doubles, then Emilse Ruiz and Romy Pols followed with a 6-2 victory over Naiara Montero and Ana Govea at No. 2. The third doubles flight, featuring Polina Burenina and Kimmy Muanghpo against Carisa Liebenberg and Gwyn Heim, was left unfinished at 4-4 once the point was clinched.

That early surge carried straight into singles. Ruiz pushed Stanton’s lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Monnayoo on court one, and Rodriguez delivered the same scoreline against Montero at No. 3 singles to make it 3-0. Both straight-set performances underscored the way Stanton built its title run, with clean first-strike tennis and little letup once matches tilted in its favor.

The clinching point came from Burenina at No. 4 singles. After a competitive opening set, Burenina edged Heim 7-5 before finishing the match with a 6-3 second set, sealing the conference crown in emphatic fashion. The 4-0 final reflected Stanton’s efficiency, as it swept doubles and won the first three completed singles matches to leave little doubt against the tournament’s top seed.

Even after the official result was decided, Stanton held the upper hand on multiple unfinished courts. Pols led Rayana Shah 7-5, 3-2 at No. 2 singles, while Houkes had rallied from a first-set loss and was ahead 2-6, 6-2, 5-1 against Gettmann at No. 5. Lewis-Clark State’s best remaining position came at No. 6, where Liebenberg led Kimmy Muanghpo 7-6, 3-2 when play stopped.

The victory completed an impressive postseason run for Stanton, which entered the event as the No. 2 seed and closed it by knocking off No. 1 Lewis-Clark State in dominant fashion. Lewis-Clark State reached the final as the top seed, but Stanton’s doubles point and clinical singles play shaped the championship dual from the outset.