MORRISVILLE, Pa. – The Cairn University women's tennis team won, 5-0, against No. 4 seed Bryn Athyn College in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Semifinals on Friday afternoon. With the win, Cairn advances to its fourth-consecutive conference championship match.
 
Cairn (9-5) swept doubles play against Bryn Athyn (3-9), led by senior Paige Kemper (Lancaster, PA / Garden Spot) and sophomore Ersy Neal (Wayne, PA / Delaware County Christian School) with an 8-0 shutout at No. 1 doubles. Junior Rachel Campbell-Robertson (Richmond, VA / Veritas School) and sophomore Rebekah Hepp picked up an 8-2 victory in the No. 2 slot, while juniors Abby Horning (St. Adamstown, PA / Cocalico) and Gabriella Hurst (Stevens, PA / Cocalico) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-1 win in the No. 3 slating.
 
Needing only five wins to advance, Kemper gave Cairn its first of two needed singles victories, earning a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles. Neal gave Cairn the decisive win it needed, battling in the No. 3 slot to edge out a narrow 6-3, 3-6 (10-8) tiebreak victory to seal the match for the Highlanders. With the win, Kemper became the second winningest singles player in program history, surpassing Katelynn Wilson with her 33^rd career singles victory, and trails only Rebecca Graber in career singles victories (37).
 
As mentioned, the Highlanders advanced to their fourth-straight conference title match, where they have a date with No. 2 seed Clarks Summit University (who defeated No. 3 seed Cedar Crest College, 5-2 in the other semifinal matchup) tomorrow inside the Pennsbury Racquet Club at 2 p.m.