Women's Tennis: WVU Travels to Lady Eagle Classic
March 24, 2006 11:27 AM | General
March 24, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University women's tennis team hits the road to compete in the Lady Eagle Classic hosted by Southern Mississippi, March 24-26, in Hattiesburg, Miss.
"We are excited to play at the Lady Eagle Classic this weekend," head coach Dan Silverstein said. "We open up with BIG EAST rival Syracuse on Friday and I expect our girls to play well."
The Mountaineers (3-7, 2-2 BIG EAST) face the Orange (9-3, 2-0 BIG EAST) in the opening round. West Virginia is coming off a 4-3 loss to St. John's on March 12. Sophomores Monica Lyskawa, Natalia Prinz and junior Kelly Walsh all got wins at the No.1, 3 and 5 singles spots, respectively. The duo of senior Raynie Theis and sophomore Stacey Percival won at No.1 doubles.
"This is a special team and I know we will rise to the challenge," Silverstein said.
The winner of the West Virginia-Syracuse match will advance to take on Southern Mississippi (5-8) in Saturday's semifinals.
