STILLWATER, Oklahoma - Freshman Fiona Crawley won the clinching point to send the North Carolina women's tennis team to its seventh-straight appearance in the finals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. The top-ranked Tar Heels won their semifinals match by a 4-1 scoreline over No. 5 Pepperdine on Saturday afternoon from Oklahoma State's Greenwood Tennis Center.
North Carolina (6-0) will player the winner of Saturday's second semifinal match between UCLA and Texas in Sunday's finale at 7:30 p.m. ET. UNC defeated the Bruins last season in the title match to earn the fourth championship in program history.