A second straight undefeated regular season and a fourth straight trip to the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship match highlighted the 1999 season for the Moravian College women’s tennis team under the direction of head coach Dawn Ketterman-Benner.

The Lady Greyhounds did have their string of three straight MAC Championships stopped by the University of Scranton, 7-2, in the title match. The loss to the Royals also ended Moravian’s 47-match winning streak. For her efforts this season, Ketterman Benner was named the MAC Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year. Ketterman-Benner was also named the United States Tennis Association/Middle States Coach of the Year.

Sophomore Corinne Kleinsmith (Shillington/Governor Mifflin HS) completed the 1999 regular season campaign with a 15-0 singles record, marking the fifth consecutive season a Moravian player has had an undefeated regular season in singles action. Jessie Coughlin, a 1999 graduate, had done it the past for seasons. Kleinsmith, who played second singles, completed the year at 16-1 in singles play and 11-5 in doubles action with partner senior Marnie Heller (Shillington/Governor Mifflin HS). Kleinsmith and Heller, who played at first singles this fall, reached the semifinals of the MAC Doubles Tournament before losing. The duo had won the title in 1998. Heller, Moravian’s number one single player, had a singles mark of 9-8 this season. Heller completed her Moravian career with a 49-19 record in singles action.

Sophomore Katie Copf (Allentown/Salisbury HS) led Moravian in singles wins with a 17-3 record including a 1-1 record in the MAC Singles Tournament. Copf, who played fourth singles, also posted a 4-0 record in doubles action. Two of Copf’s doubles wins came with sophomore Lacey Leverberg (East Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg HS). Leverberg, who transfer to Moravian from Lycoming College, posted a 15-2 record in her first season with the Lady Greyhounds while playing fifth singles. Leverberg also played second doubles with freshman Jen Genevese (Whitehall/Whitehall HS). Leverberg and Genevese were 8-5 in doubles play. Genevese, who played third singles, added a 15-5 singles record in her first year at Moravian and was 1-1 in the MAC Singles Tournament.

Junior Autumn Zander (Riegelsville/Bethlehem Catholic HS) played the majority of the season at sixth singles for Moravian and posted a 13-2 record. Zander teamed up with Leverberg to compete in the MAC Double Tournament. Also competing in the MAC Double Tournament was the duo of senior Lyn Ramsey (Perkasie/Pennridge HS) and junior Courtney Rice (Nazareth/Nazareth HS). Ramsey and Rice, who played third doubles during the regular season, were knocked out in the first round of the MAC Doubles Tournament. During the season, the tandem was 13-4 and started the season at 10-0 before losing at arch-rival Muhlenberg.

Freshman Missy Graeff (Reading/Schuylkill Valley HS) played four singles matches in her debut season and posted a 3-1 mark. Sophomore Julie Simms (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) and freshman Jillian Simms (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) each had 1-0 singles marks. The Simms sisters also combined for a 3-0 record in doubles action. Freshmen Lea Zigler (Schwenksville/Spring-Ford HS) and Erin Oney (Port Jervis, NY/Port Jervis HS) won their only doubles match of the year.

Leverberg, Ramsey and Rice were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll this fall along with senior Liz Gulick (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic HS).