Cristiani Ends Undefeated Season as Babson’s First NCAA Singles Champion

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.— Babson College women’s tennis senior Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) capped a perfect season and captured the program’s first NCAA singles national championship in addition to finishing as the runner-up in doubles alongside first-year Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday at the Champions Tennis Club. Cristiani defeated junior Lia Melvin (Joppa, Md.) of Johns Hopkins 6-1, 6-1 in the final to become the Beavers’ first NCAA women’s tennis singles national champion. Playing in her first career final after advancing to the semifinals in 2024, Cristiani concluded the season with a perfect 37-0 record. Cristiani, who was playing…