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    Women's Tennis matched up with Elizabethtown (Pa.) in NCAA First Round
    May 7, 2012

    2012 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Bracket

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    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Competing in their first NCAA Division III Tournament match since the 2009 season, the Endicott women’s tennis team has learned that they will meet Commonwealth Conference champion Elizabethtown (Pa.) in First Round action on Friday, May 11th.

    The match will be hosted by defending NCAA Division III champions Williams, who earned a bye into the Second Round after going 19-2 overall and despite losing the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship 5-3 to Amherst.  Should Endicott win over Elizabethtown, the Gulls will be matched up with the defending national champions on their home court. 

    Elizabethtown won their 10th straight match over the weekend with their 5-3 victory over Lebanon Valley in the Commonwealth Conference Championship showdown.  It was their third conference title in-a-row.  Like the Gulls, Elizabethtown is looking for their first ever NCAA Tournament victory on Friday after losing in the First Round in 2008, 2010 and 2011. 

    Endicott will make just their second NCAA Tournament appearance in program history with their prior appearance coming in 2009 when the Gulls went 18-3 on the season with a 5-0 shutout loss to Wellesley in the NCAAs.  In the 2011-12 season, the Gulls are 16-5 overall and won the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship 5-3 over Nichols back on October 22nd. 

    The Blue and Green are led by six All-CCC winners including First Team Singles honorees Kate Cioffi and Emilie Cloutier who have dominated the number one and two flights all season long.  Cloutier and Emily Heacox have been a consistent presence at the three doubles position with a 12-1 record on the year.

    Elizabethtown showcases a deep lineup as their three through six singles players have gone a combined 60-7 this season.  Doubles has also been a strong suit with two and three double combining for 32 wins to just two losses.  The Blue Jays go into Friday’s match 17-2 overall.