Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS SQUAD TO HOST THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
IN LANDMARK CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

BETHLEHEM, PA --- The Moravian College women’s tennis team has earned the second seed in the 2011 Landmark Conference Championship Tournament and will host third-seeded The Catholic University of America in a semifinal match on Wednesday, April 27th at Hoffman Courts beginning at 3:-0 p.m.

The Greyhounds are 8-6 overall and were 5-1 in the Landmark Conference season while the Cardinals are 15-6 overall and 4-2 in Landmark Conference action.  Wednesday’s other semifinal has fourth seeded The University of Scranton traveling to top seed Goucher College at 4:30 p.m.  The semifinal winners will meet on Saturday, April 30th at the highest remaining seed to determine the Landmark Conference Champion and the conference’s automatic berth to the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament.

Moravian head coach Dawn Ketterman-Benner has the Greyhounds in the postseason for the 17th straight season.  Ketterman-Benner, who has a career mark of 257-101, has led Moravian to the conference championship match in each of the last 16 years including winning the first two Landmark Conference titles in 2008 and 2009.

Sophomore Chelsea Ott (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) is 11-1 at first singles this season while senior Elizabeth Endy (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin HS) is 7-5 with a 5-3 mark at fourth singles this season.  Senior Kerry McKinley (Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII HS) has an 8-10 singles mark with a 5-4 slate at third singles, and McKinley became the seventh player in school history to reach 50 career singles wins.

Freshman Katie Zien (West Suffield, CT/Suffield HS) is 8-9 in singles action in her debut season with a 5-3 record at fifth singles while freshman Erica Venuti (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township HS) is 3-5 in singles.  Junior Brianna Kavanagh (Pittsgrove, NJ/Arthur P. Schalick HS) is 4-3 in singles while freshman Olivia Sonnabend (King of Prussia, PA/Delaware County Christian HS) has a 2-2 singles mark this season.  Sophomore Stephanie Cox (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Bishop Eustace HS) has a 5-10 singles slate including a 3-2 mark at sixth singles.

Ott and Zien have combined for a 6-2 record at second doubles while Endy and Venuti have a 4-1 record at third doubles.  Ott and Endy also have a 3-0 doubles record while Venuti and Zien have a 4-6 doubles record this season and are 3-2 at third doubles.