Talkin’ Tennessee! No. 5 Women’s Tennis Downs No. 12 Middlebury in NCAA Regional Final, 4-2

MIDDLEBURY, Vt.— First-year Sandra Sikharulidze (Kyiv, Ukraine) secured the clinching point by winning a third-set tiebreaker at number two singles as No. 5 Babson College defeated No. 12 Middlebury College, 4-2, in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon inside the Nelson Recreation Center. Babson has won four in a row and 14 of its last 15 matches to improve to 18-4 while advancing to the national quarterfinals for the first time in program history. Middlebury sees its season come to a close at 14-7. Trailing 1-0 after doubles, the Beavers seized control of the match by…