GNAC Women’s Tennis Playoff Schedule Announced
Simmons College secured first place with an undefeated conference record of 8-0 and overall record of 11-4. The Sharks were 2008, 2009 and 2010 GNAC Champions and have entered the tournament the past three seasons in the top seed in the tournament.
Simmons College secured first place with an outstanding undefeated conference record of 8-0 and overall record of 10-3. The Sharks were 2008 and 2009 GNAC Champions and have entered the tournament the past two seasons in the top seed in the tournament.
Emerson has earned a second place finish with a conference record of 7-1. The only loss the Lions had suffered this season was to GNAC rival Simmons, where they battled the Sharks but came up short in the 6-3 loss.
Emmanuel earned their third place seeding with a conference record of 6-2 and an overall record of 12-2. This is the highest seed the Saints have ever placed entering the tournament, therefore earning themselves a home seed in the quarterfinals round of the tournament.
#1 Simmons and #2 Emerson will have a bye in the Quarter Finals and go straight to the Semi Finals. The #3 Saints and #4 Johnson & Wales (5-3, 8-6) will host the remaining two teams, #5 Suffolk (4-4, 4-6) and #6 Mount Ida (3-5, 6-6) on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.
Tournament Bracket- UPDATED 10/21
Tournament Schedule
Quarter Finals- Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Game 1: #5 Suffolk (1) @ #4 JWU (8) - FINAL
Game 2: #6 Mount Ida (0) @ #3 Emmanuel (9) - FINAL
Semi Finals- Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Game 3: #3 Emmanuel vs. #2 Emerson @ Dorchester Sportsmen's Tennis Club- 6:30pm
Game 4: #4 JWU vs. #1 Simmons @ Winsor Courts- 11:00am
Finals- Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Game 5: @ Highest Remaining Seeds