SPOKANE, Wash. – Tea Lukic and Constanza Fernandez Rincon are on the hunt for the Pac-12 Qualifier Doubles Championship and a ticket to the ITA Conference Masters after advancing to the final on Saturday. The Aztecs downed Gonzaga's Sia Cariov and Angelina Hug in the semifinals to claim their spot in Sunday's title match.
After getting tripped up 6-1 by the Zags in the first set, Lukic and Fernandez Rincon bounced back in a hard-fought 7-6 (7-3) second set. They carried the momentum into the 10-point tiebreaker, winning by a score of 10-4.
Lukic also competed in the singles semifinals on Saturday, but came up short 6-4, 5-7, 3-6 to Sabina Pintea out of Utah State.
The Aztecs will face Texas State's Charlotte Roesch and Kim Kuehbauer in the doubles final at 10 a.m. PT. The winner will earn an automatic qualification for this year's ITA Conference Masters in Rome, Ga. from Nov. 5-8. The tournament offers a qualifying pathway to the NCAA Doubles Championships.
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