Women's Tennis Challenges No. 1 SNHU in NE-10 Quarterfinals Wednesday
MANCHESTER, NH – The eighth-seeded Merrimack College women’s tennis team travels to No. 1 Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday in the Northeast-10 Conference quarterfinals at 2:00pm.
Led by seniors Cristina Lucin (Wesley Chapel, FL) and Caitlin Dunn (Middleton, MA), the Warriors finished the regular season with a win over Assumption College to earn the eighth and final playoff spot with a 6-7 Conference mark.
Southern New Hampshire University secured the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Women’s Tennis Championship, claiming their first-ever Northeast-10 Regular Season Title after finishing conference play with a perfect 13-0 record.
On April 16, Merrimack and Southern New Hampshire met at Wentworth by the Sea (Rye, NH) and the Warriors suffered their only sweep of the season. For Lucin, it was her only NE-10 singles loss of the year to undefeated Amber Chandronnait (13-0 NE-10).
The top four seeds will host quarterfinal matches on Wednesday, April 21.
Quarterfinal matches include #8 Merrimack College (6-12, 6-7 NE-10) at #1 Southern New Hampshire, #7 Saint Anselm College (7-6, 7-6 NE-10) at #2 Stonehill College, #6 Le Moyne College (8-7, 8-5 NE-10) at #3 Adelphi and #5 Bentley University (10-8, 9-4 NE-10) at #4 Saint Michael’s. Quarterfinal matches are slated for a 2 p.m. start.
The semifinal round will be on Friday, April 23 with the winner of Merrimack/Southern New Hampshire facing the winner of Bentley/Saint Michael’s. The other semifinal matchup will feature the winner of Saint Anselm/Stonehill versus the winner of Le Moyne/Adelphi. Semifinal matches will take place at the higher remaining seeds and are set for 2 p.m. starts.
The championship match will take place in conjunction with the men’s tennis championship final on Sunday, April 25 at Stonehill College. The men will kick-off the combined championship final at 12 p.m. followed by the women’s tennis championship final at 3:30 p.m.
With 16 member institutions the Northeast-10 shares the distinction of being the largest Division II conference in the country along with the PSAC and WVIAC. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.
2010 Northeast-10 Women’s Tennis Championship Schedule
Wednesday, April 21
Quarterfinals – 2 p.m.
Match 1: #8 Merrimack at #1 So. New Hampshire
Match 2: #7 Saint Anselm at #2 Stonehill
Match 3: #6 Le Moyne at #3 Adelphi
Match 4: #5 Bentley at #4 Saint Michael’s
Friday, April
23
Semifinals - at Higher Seeds – 2 p.m.
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 4 winner
Match 6: Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner
Sunday, April 25
Championship Final - at Stonehill College – 3:30
p.m.
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner
