GRANTHAM, PA. - The Messiah women's tennis team is set to being the MAC Commonwealth tournament tomorrow afternoon against the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchmen. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 6-11 overall mark and a 4-3 conference record.
 
Messiah will travel to Annville, Pa. tomorrow for the match to begin at 4:00 PM.
 
See below for a quick preview of the MAC Commonwealth semifinals against Lebanon Valley.
 
No. 4 Messiah University Falcons – 6-11 overall, 4-3 conference
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The Falcons enter this matchup winning their last match of the regular season against Eastern via a 9-0 sweep, giving them the fourth seed in the MAC Commonwealth Tournament.
 
The Falcons strengths are in the doubles lineup, with the teams of Rachel Marcroft/Rebekah Sheaffer and Hannah Murray/Sarah Fleming playing well this season. Marcroft/Sheaffer hold a 5-2 conference record while Murray/Fleming are 6-1 in the conference.
 
In singles play, Nicole Lee holds a 5-2 conference mark while Marcroft and Tozzi are each 4-3 on the year in conference singles play.
 
No. 1 Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchmen – 13-4 overall, 7-0 conference
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Lebanon Valley has breezed through the MAC Commonwealth slate this season, dropping only four courts out of 63 in their seven conference matches.
 
The team of McBride/Honrade has gone 11-0 on the year in doubles with Poladian/Haas going 7-1 overall, both undefeated in the conference with 6-0 marks.
 
Honrade and Haas also have perfect 6-0 records in singles play in the MAC Commonwealth. Kramer and Poladian hold 5-1 singles records as well.
 
Previous Matchup
Just a little over a week ago on April 23, LVC swept Messiah 9-0 in Grantham, Pa. when these teams last met. Hannah Olson was the only Falcon to claim a set on the day on court six, but fell in a third set tiebreak 7-6(3), 4-6, (3-10).
 
Tournament History
The Falcons made an appearance in last season's MAC playoffs and upset the fourth seeded Stevenson Mustangs in the Play-In Game as the fifth seed. Messiah would then fall to York College 5-0 in the Semifinals.
 
Messiah and LVC have had a rich history in the MAC Commonwealth Playoffs, with two championship matches in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, Messiah won 5-3 to claim the Championship before they would have a rematch the following year in 2018. The Dutchmen came rallying back in 2018, beating Messiah 5-4 for their MAC Championship.  
 
The Falcons last MAC Championship came in 2019, when they bested Alvernia 5-1.
 
Match Start
The Falcons will travel to Annville, Pa for their Semifinal matchup with the first seeded Dutchmen on Tuesday, May 3 at the Shankroff Tennis Center. First serve is set for 4:00 PM.
 

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