The 2004 Moravian College women’s tennis team continued to dominate opponents as the Greyhounds made it to their fifth straight Conference Team Championship only falling short to Elizabethtown College in a 5-4 loss. The Greyhounds overall fall record was 13-3 under the direction of head coach Dawn Benner, and the team was 6-1 in Commonwealth Conference action. Moravian had a 0-1 mark in spring action to finish at 13-4.

Senior Becky Deringer (Allentown ,PA/Dieruff HS) posted a 11-6 singles record and 9-5 at first singles Deringer was named Commonwealth Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year. Deringer teamed up with Jillian Iacovelli (Randolph, NJ/Randolph HS) in recording a 15-3 doubles record with a 12-2 first doubles record. Iacovelli posted an 8-5 singles record with a 6-4 fourth singles record.

Senior Marion Berry (Avon, NJ/St. Rose HS) had a 10-3 record at second singles and was named to the All-Conference First Team. She teamed with junior Katie Cooke (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley HS) for an 0-2 doubles record and Nicole Gruber (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon HS) for an 0-1 doubles record. Gruber made it to the All-Conference Second Team posting a 15-4 singles record and 9-3 at third singles for the Hounds. Cooke had a 4-1 singles record and 4-0 at fourth singles.

Freshmen Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach HS) won the 2004 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual Championship in the sixth singles flight. She was 14-0 in singles action during the season, including 8-0 at sixth singles.

Cooke and senior Julie Anderson (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) paired for a 6-2 overall doubles record. Sophomores Courtney Hall (Denver, PA/Cocalico HS) and Margo Kokolus (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS) had a 6-4 doubles record with 5-4 at second doubles. Gruber paired with freshman Leah Bradshaw (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) for a 8-1 doubles record and 7-1 at third doubles. Gruber also paired with junior Sara Weller (Gladstone, NJ/Bernards HS) for a 2-1 overall doubles record.

Popaca and Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) put up a 2-0 third doubles record. Popaca also paired with Bradshaw for a 1-0 doubles record. Weller and freshman Lindsey Hopper (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex HS) had a 1-0 third doubles record.

Bradshaw had a 12-5 singles record and 7-4 at fifth singles. Yelito had a 5-0 singles record, while Weller was 3-0 in singles. Anderson and junior Rachel Vannatta (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen HS) each was 1-0 in singles. Sophomores Kristen Smith (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and Erin Hinton (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) also contributed to the team this season.

The Greyhounds had eight student-athletes named to the 2004 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Fall Academic Honor Roll including Anderson, Berry, Deringer, Gruber, Hall, Kokolus, Smith, and Weller.