Atlantic 10 Release
Candynce Boney and Masha Pozar were named to the Atlantic 10 First Team for the 2008 Season. Boney and Pozar both went 1-1 in No. 1 doubles and singles at the A-10 Championship. Boney finished the season with an 18-10 singles record and a 24-11 doubles record. She lead the team with singles wins, Laura Danai was second with 17. She helped doubles partner Pozar to become the career doubles leader with 74 (24 alone coming this season).
UMass fell in the third place match to third-ranked Richmond to solidify their fourth place finish in the conference for the year. The Minutewomen (12-12, 5-2 Atlantic 10) lost the doubles point and Richmond (10-11, 4-2 Atlantic 10) went on to take the first three singles matches and the third place finish in the conference.
After being ranked #1 in the tournament after an undefeated Atlantic 10 regular season, UMass took their first game of the tournament ending Saint Louis' shot at the title. But they would go on to fall to Xavier in the next round and eventually lose to Richmond in the third place match. (more)
The UMass Minutewomen tennis team finished out their season with a loss to the Xavier Musketeers (17-7 , 6-1 Atlantic 10) this afternoon, 4-2. The Minutewomen (12-11, 5-1 A 10) won the doubles point for the 15th time this season but lost five out of the six singles games to allow the Musketeers to move onto the final game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament against the #2 seed Temple. UMass defeated Temple earlier this season to claim the #1 seed in the tournament. (more)
Atlantic 10 Tournament Bracket
UMass took the early lead by winning the doubles match point for the fourteenth time this season and didn't give it up when they took down Saint Louis to win their first match of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Billikens (12-11, 2-1 Atlantic 10) beat Fordham earlier in the day to move on to play the Minutewomen but would go no farther as UMass (12-10, 5-0 Atlantic 10) will face the winner of the #4 Duquesne, #5 Xavier match that is currently under way. The match will take place April 19 at 1:00 p.m.
The UMass tennis team lost their last match of the regular season last night to Boston University (9-7). The Minutewomen (11-10, 4-0 Atlantic 10) have finished the season over .500 for the last four years in a row. The Terriers took all of the games from the Minutewomen including each of the doubles games. This loss also ended a six-game winning streak UMass had. Since UMass had already received their ranking in the Atlantic 10 Conference, this match was looked at as a preparatory one for the upcoming weekend.
Photo Gallery From Senior Day vs. Quinnipiac | Atlantic 10 Tournament Bracket
The UMass women's tennis team received word today that they will be the No. 1 seed in the 2008 women's tennis Atlantic 10 Tournament. The ranking was a result of going undefeated in the Atlantic 10 during the regular season. The tournament, which begins April 18 and will continue to April 20th, will be held in Monroeville, Pa. at Club 4 Life.
The Minutewomen receive a bye in the first round of the tournament and will begin play against either #8 Saint Louis or #9 Fordham at 3:30 p.m. on April 18.
5/16 - Spring Scholar-Athletes Brian Jacovina & Michele Spiess
