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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Southern Nazarene clinched a spot in the Great American Conference Championships Tuesday after it knocked off Ouachita 5-4.
 
The Crimson Storm (2-8, 1-4 GAC) picked up its first win the GAC and its first win since the season opener.
 
SNU got a big start as it picked up a pair of doubles matches at No. 1 and 3. Polina Chala and Noelia Gomez moved to 6-4 on the year at No. 1 and 3-2 in the GAC, but had to do it in a tiebreaker. The two won the tiebreaker 7-5 to pick up the 9-8 win. Dragana Samardzic and Judit Mas moved to 2-2 overall and the GAC at No. 3 doubles with an 8-5 win. Paulina Obreque and Taylor Sullivan lost 9-7 at No. 2.
 
Chala also picked up the sweep as she won without dropped a game at No. 2 singles to move to 8-2 on the year and 4-1 in the GAC. The win was also her fourth straight. Samardzic notched her second win in conference with a 6-1, 6-0, victory at No. 4, while Mas won her third straight at No. 6 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
 
Gomez was ousted in a third-set tiebreak after winning the first set 6-4. She lost the second set 7-6 and then fell 11-9 in the tiebreaker. Obreque lost in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, at No. three and Kylie Lang fell 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5.