Thursday, April 30, 2009

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS SQUAD TO HOST GOUCHER COLLEGE IN LANDMARK CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

BETHLEHEM, PA --- The Moravian College women’s tennis team will host the 2009 Landmark Conference Championship match versus third seed Goucher College in the title match on Saturday, May 2nd at Hoffman Courts beginning at 2:00 p.m.

The Greyhounds are 13-5 overall and posted an undefeated 6-0 in the Landmark Conference season for the second straight year while the Gophers are 13-4 overall and 4-2 in Landmark Conference action.  Moravian advanced with an 8-1 semifinal win over fourth seed The University of Scranton on Wednesday while Goucher upset second seed Juniata College, 5-4, in the other semifinal.

Moravian head coach Dawn Ketterman-Benner has the Greyhounds in the postseason for the 15th straight season.  Ketterman-Benner, who has a career mark of 236-89, has led Moravian to the conference championship match in each of the last 15 years including winning the inaugural Landmark Conference title in 2008 and this spring.

Sophomore Kerry McKinley (Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII HS), this week’s Landmark Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, leads the Greyhounds with a 19-2 record including a 17-1 mark at fourth singles while freshmen Jami Fein (Blue Bell, PA/Wissahickon HS) has a 17-2 singles record including a 13-2 mark at first singles.  McKinley has tied the single season victory record for the Greyhounds.  Freshmen Alexandra Hay (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South HS) has contributed a 15-6 record with a 13-5 slate at fifth singles in her debut season.

Senior MaryKate Kelly (Beach Haven, NJ/Southern Regional HS) has a 12-9 record including a 10-8 mark at third singles while senior Dyana Swan (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) has an 8-10 singles slate of her own with an 8-9 record at second singles.  Sophomore Elizabeth Endy (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin HS) has recorded a 3-1 record so far this season, while freshman Melissa Emery (Phillipsburg, NJ/Notre Dame {PA} HS) is 1-0 in singles action.  Freshmen Anna Meola (Willow Grove, PA/Upper Moreland HS) has a 5-2 overall record while and Brianna Kavanagh (Pittsgrove, PA/Arthur P. Schalick HS) has a 1-4 singles mark in her debut season.

In doubles action, Swan and Fein are 13-5 at first doubles while Kelly and McKinley have an 11-7 mark while seeing action at both second and third doubles.  Emery and Meola have an 8-9 record at third doubles while Emery and Hay are 2-1 at second doubles for the Greyhounds.