SKIDMORE WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYOFF PREVIEW
Friday, May 6 – Sunday, May 8.; Reis Tennis Center – Cornell University; Ithaca, N.Y.
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE:
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL (Live Scoring links available)
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 6
MATCH 1 - #4 Ithaca vs. #5 St. Lawrence – 2:15 p.m.
MATCH 2 - #3 RPI vs. #6 Union – 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 7
MATCH 3 - #1 Vassar vs. Match 1 Winner – 2:15 p.m.
MATCH 4 - #2 Skidmore vs. Match 2 Winner – 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 8
CHAMPIONSHIP – Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner – 2 p.m.
SKIDMORE:
- Skidmore is currently ranked second in the NCAA Region II rankings and ninth in the ITA Northeast rankings – one spot behind Vassar in both polls.
- Skidmore has won a Liberty League-leading 16 women's tennis championships, including the last ten straight. Since the shift to a six-team tournament in 2015, Skidmore and Vassar have met in the championship match five times with the Thoroughbreds prevailing in all five matches.
- Skidmore and Vassar met on April 16 in Poughkeepsie with the Brewers earning a narrow 5-4 victory. Skidmore won two of three doubles matches, but Vassar won four of the six singles matches, including a pair of three-set matches.
- Three first-year players – Konika Dhull, Grace Truong and Ella Provost – lead the Thoroughbreds in dual-match singles wins with 10, 13 and 11 respectively.
- The second doubles pairing of Provost and Truong is unbeaten on the season at 9-0, including 6-0 in Liberty League play.
NEXT:
- The tournament champion will earn the Liberty League's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
