ORLANDO – Carmen Bufkin made program history this year! She became the first women to represent Cal Lutheran tennis at the Division III NCAA Tennis Championships.

Bufkin, a First Team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) selection, opened the 2023 tournament against Matia Cristiani of Babson. 

Cristiani took the early lead and won the first set 6-1. Bufkin fought hard, but fell 6-2 in the second and saw her championships come to a close.

Just a sophomore, Bufkin will have more chances to compete at the NCAA Championships. She earned First Team All-SCIAC for the second straight season and capped off the year as the first in program history to play in the NCAA tournament. 

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