GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah women's tennis team will enter the MAC Commonwealth tournament as the two seed. The Falcons only loss came to undefeated Albright College. Messiah finished with an overall record of 8-9, while finishing 4-1 within conference play.
The Falcons will host the number three seed York College in the MAC Commonwealth Semifinal match on Wednesday, April. 30th.
Season Recap:
The Lions enter the MAC Commonwealth tournament as the top seed after finishing both perfect on the season and in conference play. Albright is looking to become a repeat champion after defeating Messiah in last year's MAC Commonwealth championship match. The Lions were able to defeat every conference opponent with ease, including a 7-0 win over the Falcons.
Players To Watch:
The Lions are most dominant on their ones and threes court in doubles action. Michelle Timothy / Alex Pancu are 13-2 overall holding down the ones. On court three, Megan Colaneri / Macie Littleton finished 5-5 overall.
Timothy and Pancu are combined 27-4 on the season as they primarily lineup against the ones and twos. Macie Littleton and Megan Colaneri split time on court three with a combined record of 12-15.
Season Recap:
The Falcons were 2-3 through the first five games of the season, then had a 4-3 run including big wins over York College and Stevenson University. Messiah closed out the season 2-3 with one of those losses coming to the top seeded Albright College.
Players To Watch:
Kiara Bomboy /
Kylie Walker will battle against the ones as they have done all season with an 6-4 overall record 4-1 in conference.
Jocelyn Valdez /
Bella Heckman will be on court two with a record of 2-5.
In singles action Bomboy holds an 11-6 record on court one. Heckman is 6-8 on court three 3-1 in conference, while Walker finished 8-8 overall on court two.
Season Recap:
The Spartans finished 5-3 in non-conference play and 3-2 within it. Despite two early losses, the Spartans rallied to win four straight wins before dropping three straight matches against Dickinson, Messiah, and Albright. York closed out the season winning all four of their matches.
Players To Watch:
Maddi Haggerty / Bri Serruto will head up the ones court with an overall record of 7-3, while the twos teams Kennedy Conte / Hannah Sult finished with six wins four in conference.
In singles, Serruto holds down the primary one's court with a record of 8-5. Sult will be on court two with a finished record of 6-5, while Haggerty will be on court three with a 7-4 record.
Season Recap:
The Mustangs were 5-7 in out of conference play but picked up two big conference wins in order to sneak into the final spot of this season MAC Commonwealth tournament. The Mustangs were 3-2 in their first five games, then added four more wins over a six-game stretch. They would fall to the Falcons, Lions, and Spartans in a four-game span but their wins over Hood College and Eastern University were enough to get them into that fourth seed.
Players To Watch:
Shelby Carter / Ariella Stepleman will represent the Mustangs in the ones court with an overall record of 10-5 together. On court two, Sofia McCoy / Kara Chwang will play a big role for Stevenson as they hold a 5-5 overall record.
In singles, Shelby Carter has the rights to court one, and Stepleman will play on court two. Playing a key role will be Kara Chwang with an 8-8 overall record but a 7-6 record on court three.
