Ephs Top Seed in Women's Tennis Championships

Williams Sports Info - April 23, 2008

WILLIAMSTOWN — First-year head coach Alison Swain's women's tennis team has secured the top seed in this weekend's three-day NESCAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament on the strength of a 15-2 overall record and a 6-0 record in NESCAC play.

Swain's Ephs are currently ranked second nationally.
 
Williams as, the top seed, and Amherst, the second seed, both received first-round byes and will not play until Saturday. All three rounds of the NESCAC Tournament will be played at Middlebury (Vt.) College and the championship match is scheduled for Sunday at 9 a.m.
 
Williams will face the winner of Friday's Bowdoin/Middlebury match on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Fourth-seed Middlebury (10-4, 4-2 NESCAC) and fifth-seed Bowdoin (11-6, 5-4 NESCAC) played on April 12 with Middlebury coming away with a 5-4 win.

Williams defeated Middlebury 7-2 earlier in the year and last weekend downed Bowdoin on the road 6-3.
 
"Being at the top of NESCAC at the end of the season is a great accomplishment, but it is going to take our best competitive effort over the weekend to prove once again that we deserve to be there," said Swain. "There are five top 20 teams in the nation playing in our conference tournament, so every match from here on out is going to be a battle."
 
Amherst will meet the winner of third-seeded Tufts (10-5, 6-1 NESCAC) and sixth-seeded Wesleyan (11-6, 4-3 NESCAC) on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
 
2008 NESCAC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

First Round - Friday, April 25, at Middlebury
No. 5 Bowdoin vs. No. 4 Middlebury - 8:30 a.m.
No. 6 Wesleyan vs. No. 3 Tufts - 11 a.m.
 
Semifinals - Saturday, April 26, at Middlebury
Winner No. 5/No. 4 vs. No. 1 Williams - 8:30 a.m.
Winner No. 6/No. 3 vs. No. 2 Amherst - 11 a.m.
 
Championship - Sunday, April 27 at Middlebury
Semifinal Winners - 9 a.m.