AMHERST, MA – Simmons Tennis earned a 5-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Regional Championship First Round, which was held indoors at the Hampshire College Bay Road Tennis Club. The Chargers end their season at 17-6, while the Sharks improve to 15-7 and will take on regional host Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m.
Simmons Tennis will face off with Colby-Sawyer College in Friday’s NCAA Division III Tournament, held at Amherst College. The Sharks earned an automatic bid to nationals after winning the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament, and have won two of three spring season matches while training for the NCAA, including one 7-2 victory over Colby-Sawyer.
Simmons Tennis captured the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship on Sunday, besting #2 seed Suffolk University 6-0 to take the title for the fifth time in six years. The GNAC Championship caps a perfect 8-0 conference record for the Sharks in 2009.
Simmons earned the top spot in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Preseason Women's Tennis Coaches Poll, the conference office announced on Wednesday. The Sharks captured the 2008 GNAC championship after posting an 11-5 overall record and 7-0 GNAC record.
Simmons Tennis Advances in NCAA Tournament
May 15, 2010AMHERST, MA – Simmons Tennis earned a 5-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Regional Championship First Round, which was held indoors at the Hampshire College Bay Road Tennis Club. The Chargers end their season at 17-6, while the Sharks improve to 15-7 and will take on regional host Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m.
