Third-Ranked Women’s Tennis to Play Four Matches during the Week

The Emory University women's tennis team will have a busy week in front of it, playing in four matches, including its first two home contests of the season, during the upcoming week.

The Eagles will open the week with a match at the University of the South at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 17^th, followed by another road contest at Brenau University at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 20^th.  Emory will then open its home season on Sunday, February 21^st with matches against Agnes Scott College at 1:00 PM, and Huntingdon College at 4:00 PM.

Emory currently stands at 0-1 on the season after suffering a 7-2 loss to Clayton State University, the 10^th-ranked Division II squad, during their first match of the spring.  Sophomore Zahra Dawson, who was named the UAA Athlete of the Week for women's tennis, earned a victory in the second-singles match, while senior co-captain Sara Vrabec won her sixth-singles contest.  The Eagles are ranked third in the nation and first in the Atlantic South Region.

The University of the South will enter the match ranked 27^th in the nation and sixth in the Atlantic South Region.  The Tigers feature two regionally-ranked singles players - Jenny Liles (11^th) and Michelle Flume (25^th) - and the region's fifth-ranked doubles team of Liles and Flume.  The Eagles are 31-10 in the all time series against Sewanee, which dates back to the 1977 season.  Last season, the Eagles defeated the University of the South 9-0.  Wednesday's match will be the season-opening contest for the Tigers.

Brenau University, a NAIA school, currently stands at 1-0 on the season and will play a match against Columbus State on Wednesday before facing the Eagles on Saturday.  The Tigers feature the NAIA's 25^th-ranked player in Lyn See Choo and the 43^rd-ranked player in Kate Mazackova, who are also the fifth-ranked doubles pair in the NAIA.  Last season, the Eagles defeated the Tigers 5-4 at the Woodruff P.E. Center to improve to 15-8 all-time against Brenau.

Agnes Scott College will play their season-opening match on Saturday before facing the Eagles on Sunday.  The contest will be a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament second-round match, which the Eagles won 5-0.

Huntingdon College will open up its 2010 spring season earlier in the day on Sunday, facing Methodist University at the Woodruff P.E. Center before taking on the Eagles.  The Hawks feature singles player Katie Scott, who is ranked 24^th in the Atlantic South Region.  Last year, Emory shut out Huntingdon 9-0 in Montgomery, AL.