Third Seed Moravian Begins Title Defense in Landmark Conference Semifinal Match at Goucher on May 3
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The third seeded Moravian University women’s tennis team is set to travel to second seed Goucher College in a Landmark Conference Semifinal match beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 in Towson, Maryland.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The third seeded Moravian University women's tennis team is set to travel to second seed Goucher College in a Landmark Conference Semifinal match beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 in Towson, Maryland.
The Greyhounds enter the contest with 13-3 record this spring including a 5-2 mark in Landmark Conference action. The Hounds are the two-time defending Landmark Conference Champions from 2021 and 2019 with the 2020 tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Junior Maddie Figiel has a 15-1 record this season while junior Cristina Merone is 14-0 in singles action for the Greyhounds. Freshman Rose Lombardo has a 9-2 singles record while sophomore Mara Stapleton is 9-1 on the year. Senior Morgan Colver has an 8-8 record in her first season with Moravian while junior Julianne Cassady is 7-8 on the year. Sophomore Emily Masters has a 3-3 singles slate while sophomore Megan O'Brien is 2-1 and sophomore Gabby Martin has a 1-0 singles record.
The tandem of Figiel and Merone have combined for a 12-0 doubles record while Merone and Cassady are 3-0 on the year. Lombardo and Stapleton have posted a 10-1 mark in doubles action while Colver and Figiel are 2-0. The duo of Cassady and Colver is 8-4 on the year while Lombardo and Masters have a 1-1 mark and Colver and Merone are 1-0.
The winner of the match will advance to the 2022 Landmark Conference Championship match on Saturday, May 7 at the highest remaining seed with the winner of that contest earning an automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. Tuesday's other Semifinal has top seed Drew University hosting fourth seed The University of Scranton at 4:00 p.m.
