Albertus Magnus College
Women's Tennis Weekly Preview
Albertus Magnus (7-7, 1-5)
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Simmons (9-5, 4-2)
Tues., Oct. 17 • 4:30 p.m. • Boston, Mass.
GNAC TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
TOURNAMENT WEEK
Albertus Magnus finished the year with a 7-7 overall record and qualified for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament as the No. 6 seed thanks to a 1-5 mark in league matches.
Albertus Magnus will face third-seeded Simmons College on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in the first round. The Falcons are making their third straight appearance in the postseason event and fourth overall with their first trip coming in 2013.
GNAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, October 18 - First Round
Match 1: #6 Albertus Magnus at #3 Simmons - 4:30 PM @ Daly Field
Match 2: #5 Saint Joseph (CT) at #4 Suffolk - 4:30 PM @ North Reading HS
Saturday, October 21 - Semifinals (Winchester Indoor Tennis Center)
Match 3: #4/5 winner vs. #1 JWU - 2PM
Match 4: #3/6 winner vs. #2 Regis (Mass.) - 4:30PM
Sunday, October 22 - Championship (Winchester Indoor Tennis Center)
Match 5: Match 3 winner vs Match 4 winner - 12:30 PM
WEEK SEVEN RECAP
Game 13: Regis (Mass.) 8 | Albertus Magnus 1 – RECAP/ BOX SCORE
Game 13 Highlights:
- The Falcons' love win came in No. 5 singles when Sophomore Nallely Magana (East Haven, Conn.) swept Kailey Myers, 6-1, 6-4.
Game 14: Albertus Magnus 9 | York (NY) 0 – RECAP/ BOX SCORE
Game 14 Highlights:
- The women's tennis team honored its lone senior Kelsea Wildman (Hamden, Conn.) for her contribution to the program over the last four seasons.
- The duo of Jessica Coughlin (Durham, Conn.) and Kelsea Wildman (Hamden, Conn.) put the Falcons up 2-0 after taking No. 2 doubled by a score of 8-0
ALL-TIME VS SIMMONS
Simmons leads Albertus Magnus in the all-time series, 23-0.
THIS YEAR VS. SIMMONS
Albertus Magnus is looking to avenge a 9-0 setback to the Sharks back on September 23. The contest was closer than the final score indicated as all three doubles matches were close and one of the six singles tilts were decided in three sets.
OVERALL STATS
| Singles | Overall | Dual | AMC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No.6 | ||
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| Izzy Sabino |
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| Alicia Weaver |
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| Kelsea Wildman |
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| Paige Williams |
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| Doubles | Overall | Dual | AMC | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
| Jessica Coughlin |
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| Nallely Magana |
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| Lakhena Rath |
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| Izzy Sabino |
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| Alicia Weaver |
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| Kelsea Wildman |
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THIS YEAR NOTES
- The Falcons welcome two newcomers to the club in 2017.
- Head Coach Bob Migliorini enters the season with an overall record of 24-41.
- Albertus Magnus returns five players from last year's squad.
- Senior Kelsea Wildman was named captain for the 2017 season.
- Head Coach Bob Migliorini welcomes a new assistant coach and alum Daniel Constantinidi.
GNAC WOMEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL
LINK: Complete Release
The Albertus Magnus College women's tennis team was picked to finish sixth in the 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll.
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