4/30/2008		Blue Jays sweep singles in 7-2 win over Wilkes
4/28/2008		Elizabethtown to face Methodist on Friday at 1:00 p.m. in NCAA Division III
4/20/2008		Blue Jays defeat Lebanon Valley 5-0 to earn Commonwealth Conference champ.
4/17/2008		Women's tennis prepares for Commonwealth Conference team tournament
4/14/2008		Etown finishes regular season with 9-0 victory over Juniata
4/12/2008		Blue Jays cruise past Villa Julie, 9-0
4/10/2008		Muhlenberg defeats Etown 8-1
4/6/2008		Alice Yu wins 50th career singles match in 7-2 win over Scranton
4/2/2008		Elizabethtown wins fourth straight match, 5-3 over Dickinson

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Elizabethtown Snaps Wilkes' 12-Match Win Streak With 7-2 Victory

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A sweep of all six singles matches gave Elizabethtown College a 7-2 victory over Wilkes University in non-conference women's tennis action on Sunday afternoon.

The Blue Jays (8-2 overall) snapped a 12-match winning streak for the Lady Colonels (14-2 overall), whose only other loss came to Division II Bloomsburg University back on Sept. 13. The starting lineup for Wilkes entered the day with a combined singles record of 90-13 on the season.

Sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alison McDonald at first singles, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) came back to defeat Xiaoqiao Zhang 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 at flight two, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) cruised past Kristin Wilt 6-1, 6-0 at flight three for her 12th straight win.

First-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Victoria Bybel at fourth singles, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) beat Michelle Knight 7-5, 6-4 at flight five, and first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) downed Katie Buckley, who was 16-0 on the season, by a 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) final at sixth singles.

In doubles, Albers and Fisher earned the lone win with a 9-7 victory over Knight and Buckley at flight three.

Elizabethtown College 7, Wilkes University 2
Singles competition
1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Alison McDonald (WIL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Emma Smith (ETOWN) def. Xiaoqiao Zhang (WIL) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Kristin Wilt (WIL) 6-1, 6-0
4. Minke Albers (ETOWN) def. Victoria Bybel (WIL) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Michelle Knight (WIL) 7-5, 6-4
6. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) def. Katie Buckley (WIL) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Women's Tennis to Play Methodist in NCAA Opener

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team will face Methodist College in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division III Championships on Friday, May 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.

The Blue Jays (13-3 overall) earned their first-ever trip to the NCAA team championships with a 5-0 victory over Lebanon Valley College in the Commonwealth Conference finals on April 20.

The Monarchs (20-3 overall) won the USA South Conference championship for the eighth straight season after finishing the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record in league play.

The winner of Friday's match will play the host Eagles, ranked seventh in the nation, in a second-round match on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. In the other half of the regional bracket, College of New Jersey will face the winner of Friday's other first-round contest between Johns Hopkins University and Cabrini College.

Saturday's winners will meet for the regional title on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the championship tournament at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. from May 13-18.

NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships
at University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Va.
First round - Friday, May 2
Elizabethtown (13-3) vs. Methodist (20-3), 1:00 p.m.
Johns Hopkins (15-3) vs. Cabrini (14-3), 3:00 p.m.

Second round - Saturday, May 3
Mary Washington (20-3) vs. Elizabethtown/Methodist winner, 1:00 p.m.
College of New Jersey (12-6) vs. Johns Hopkins/Cabrini winner, 3:00 p.m.

Third round - Sunday, May 4
Saturday's winners, 3:00 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Elizabethtown College Wins Third Commonwealth Conference Team Championship in Four Years, Earns First-Ever NCAA Tournament Berth

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LANDISVILLE, Pa. --- For the first time in program history, the Elizabethtown College women's tennis team will compete in the NCAA Division III team tournament after the Blue Jays defeated Lebanon Valley College 5-0 in the Commonwealth Conference finals at the Hempfield Sports Complex on Sunday morning.

Alice Yu accepts the Commonwealth Conference
MVP award from head coach
Matt Helsel

The Blue Jays (13-3 overall) won their third Commonwealth Conference title in the last four seasons by sweeping doubles and winning two singles matches to clinch the championship, the fifth conference title in program history.

First-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) gave the Blue Jays their decisive fifth point with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sammy Burkey at fourth singles, after tournament MVP Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) swept Kelly Moll 6-1, 6-0 at third singles.

Elizabethtown's doubles wins came from senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) and Yu over Sarah Grodzinski and Shayna Heintzelman 8-4 at flight one, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) by an 8-6 score over Jan White and Leslie Sabas at flight two, and Albers and first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) at flight three over Moll and Charissa Nordall by an 8-4 score.

With the victory, the Blue Jays will participate in the NCAA Division III Tournament beginning Thursday, May 1 at a site and time to be determined.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Elizabethtown College Men's and Women's Tennis Teams to Compete in Commonwealth Playoffs

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's tennis teams will participate in the Commonwealth Conference team tournament this weekend at the Hempfield Sports Complex in Landisville.

The Blue Jay women (12-3 overall, 4-0 Commonwealth) are the top seed and will play in the championship match on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. against the winner of Saturday's first-round match between third-seeded Messiah College and second-seeded Lebanon Valley College.

The Blue Jay men (7-5 overall, 3-1 Commonwealth) will face Lebanon Valley in a first-round match on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., with the winner to play Messiah on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the championship match.

The Commonwealth Conference men's and women's champions will each receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, which begins May 2.

Elizabethtown's women will look for its third Commonwealth Conference championship in the last four years, having won in both 2004 and 2005. The Blue Jays lost 5-4 to Moravian College in last year's finals, in the first year that the conference earned an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) leads the Blue Jays in victories with a 17-3 mark, including a 14-1 record in dual matches. She ranks fifth in program history with 52 career singles victories, and was the MAC individual champion at #3 singles in the fall.

Senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) is 12-8 overall at #2 singles, including a 10-5 record in dual matches, and sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) was the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year after going 9-9 overall and 8-7 in dual matches at #1 singles.

Also reaching double figures in victories were sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands), each finishing with an 11-4 overall record. First-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) joined the team for the spring portion of the schedule and went 6-3 at #6 singles.

In doubles, Smith and Yu teamed to go 11-6 overall and 10-4 at #1 doubles, and Swarr and Russell finished with a 14-3 overall record and 12-2 at #2 doubles. Albers and Fisher rolled to a 9-1 mark at #3 doubles for the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jay men finished as runner-up to Messiah in the Commonwealth Conference finals last season, after claiming the team title in 2005.

Sophomore Brok Walker (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) paces the Blue Jays with an 11-7 singles record, including an 8-4 mark at #1 singles. Junior Jeff Kirkhoff (Duncannon, PA/Susquenita) added five wins at #2 singles and senior Andrew Voshell (Chester Heights, PA/Garnet Valley) finished 9-7 overall and 8-4 in dual matches, primarily at #3 singles.

First-year student Bryan Metz (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) chipped in with six victories while playing at #4 singles, and sophomore Brandon Stolar (Millville, NJ/Millville) posted an even 9-9 record as the team's #5 player. First-year student Stijn van Esveld (Bilthoven, The Netherlands) cracked the lineup late in the season and finished 4-2 at #6 singles.

All three Blue Jay doubles teams finished with winning records, as Kirkhoff and Voshell went 6-5 at #1 doubles, Metz and Walker finished 9-7 overall and 8-3 at #2 doubles, and senior Jim Dombach (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) teamed with sophomore Mike Steiner (Greensburg, PA/Greater Latrobe) to go 7-3 at #3 doubles.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Monday, April 14, 2008

Blue Jays Close Regular Season With 9-0 Win

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team closed its 2007-08 regular season with a 9-0 victory over Juniata College on Monday afternoon.

At first singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Amanda Fontana 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) downed Maggie Wolenter 6-0, 6-0 at second singles, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Lauren Perow at third singles.

First-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) won 6-0, 6-0 over Tiereney Miller at fourth singles, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) posted a 6-1, 6-1 win at fifth singles over Laura Gregory, and first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win at sixth singles over Katie Kline.

In doubles, Smith and Yu defeated Fontana and Wolenter 8-0 at flight one, Swarr and Russell won 8-2 at flight two over Perow and Miller, and Albers and Fisher picked up an 8-1 victory over Gregory and Kline at flight three.

The Blue Jays (12-3 overall) will compete in the Commonwealth Conference team championship match on Sunday at the Hempfield Sports Complex at 10:00 a.m. against the winner of Saturday's playoff match between Lebanon Valley College and Messiah College. The postseason champion will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Elizabethtown Shuts Out Villa Julie, 9-0

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team blanked Villa Julie College 9-0 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays improved to 11-3 with the win while the Mustangs dropped to 1-13 with the loss.

At first singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) won 6-1, 6-1 over Barbora Hnizda, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) earned her 40th career singles win with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Becky Matlack at second singles, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) shut out Samm Rasnake 6-0, 6-0 at third singles.

Sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) won 6-2, 6-2 over Sarah Searing at fourth singles, first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) defeated Lauren Humphries 6-0, 6-2 at fifth singles and first-year student Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Melissa Venter at sixth singles in her first match of the season.

In doubles, Smith and Yu shut out Rasnake and Searing 8-0 at flight one, Swarr and Russell defeated Hnizda and Matlack 8-0 at flight two, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) and Fisher won 8-1 over Humphries and Venter at flight three.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Thursday, April 10, 2008

Muhlenberg Downs Elizabethtown 8-1

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Visiting Muhlenberg College posted an 8-1 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference women's tennis action on Thursday afternoon.

The lone victory for the Blue Jays (10-3 overall) came at fifth singles as sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) defeated Lindsay Schmidt 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 (tiebreaker).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sunday, April 6, 2008

Alice Yu Wins 50th Career Singles Match as Blue Jays Defeat Scranton, 7-2

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SCRANTON, Pa. --- Junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) became the fifth player in Elizabethtown College women's tennis history to record 50 career singles victories as the Blue Jays defeated the University of Scranton 7-2 in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon.

Yu downed Danielle Red 6-0, 6-3 at third singles to improve her career mark to 50-15, joining Heather Lander '07 (68-9), Jodi Weidman '91 (57-11), Kristy Trimbey '06 (55-12) and Stacy Shapiro '07 (54-25) in the 50-win club at Elizabethtown.

Yu, who won the Middle Atlantic Conference third singles title in the fall, is 15-2 on the season and 12-0 in dual matches and has won 14 consecutive matches, losing just one set during the streak.

The Blue Jays (10-2 overall) won their fifth straight match by winning four singles matches and all three doubles pro sets against the Lady Royals (5-4 overall).

In other singles action, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) defeated Deirdre Wylie 6-4, 6-2 at second singles, first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) downed Danielle Wylie 6-2, 6-0 at fourth singles and sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) beat Caroline Curtin 6-3, 6-1 at fifth singles.

In doubles, Smith and Yu won 8-2 over Sarah Costello and Red at flight one, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) teamed with Russell for an 8-3 win at flight two over Gretchen Sullivan and Deirdre Wylie, and Albers partnered with first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) for an 8-2 win at flight three over Kelly Costello and Danielle Wylie.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Thursday, April 3, 2008

Blue Jays Pick Up 5-3 Win over Dickinson

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CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team won its fourth consecutive match with a 5-3 win at Dickinson College in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon.

The Blue Jays (9-2 overall) won three of the five singles matches played to conclusion and took two out of three doubles pro sets aaginst the Red Devils (6-5 overall).

Senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) won 7-5, 7-5 at second singles over Joelle Nitzberg, junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) downed Sarah Woodward 6-3, 6-0 at third singles for her 49th career singles victory, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) won 6-0, 6-4 at fourth singles over Caitlin McGovern.

In doubles, sophomores Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) defeated Nitzberg and Woodward 9-8 (7-0) at flight two, and Albers teamed with first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) for a 9-7 win over Jamie Wolf and Anne Newall at flight three.