FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- For the third straight year, the 2017 CAC Women's Tennis Championship will be decided between second-seeded Christopher Newport and top-seeded Mary Washington. This season, the match comes with even more intrigue, however, as the two teams are both ranked in the top 25 for the first time, as CNU hauled in a program-best 23rd spot in the polls and the Eagles are tabbed as the 15th best team in the country. Action begins at 11:30 at the UMW Outdoor Courts in Fredericksburg, Va.

The match will be live tweeted at the official Mary Washington feed (@umwathletics), with updates to each match as they are made available.

The Captains come into Saturday's title match with a 14-6 overall record and are making the program's third straight CAC Championship appearance, looking to secure their first title. Mary Washington is 18-5 defending 13 straight championships dating back to the 2004 season. 

In the regular season matchup at home this year, Christopher Newport fell to the Eagles, 7-2, with wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles. First, the veteran tandem of McKinney Harwood and Alexandra Drye picked up an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles before rookie Johanna Ranta-aho continued her winning ways with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 2 singles. All three doubles matches were tight, with an 8-6 decision for the Eagles at No. 2 and a 9-8 (1) win for the visitors at No. 3. 

A full recap and scores will be available at CNUsports.com following the action. For probable lineups based on the semifinal results, see below:

Doubles
1. Alexandra Drye / McKinney Harwood (CNU) vs. Kait Brogan / Taylor Diffley (UMW)
 -- Notes: 
2. Johanna Ranta-aho / Kate Huck (CNU) vs. Ashley Barrow / Rachel Summers (UMW)
3 Katie Carlson / Emily Morgan (CNU) vs. Caroline Mosberg / Danielle Mirabella (UMW)

Singles
1. Johanna Ranta-aho (CNU) vs. Kait Brogan (UMW)
-- Notes: 
2. Kate Huck (CNU) vs. Taylor Diffley (UMW)
3. Claire Dockrill (CNU) vs. Rachel Summers (UMW)
4. Isabelle Wessel (CNU) vs. Caroline Mosberg (UMW)
5. Katie Carlson (CNU) vs. Hannah Jabusch (UMW)
6. Lily Schreiber (CNU) vs. Danielle Mirabella (UMW)