Men's and Women's Tennis
2009 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals
 

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NCAA Division II Men's Atlantic Regionals: Preliminary Round
Millersville at Kutztown
Thursday, May 7, 2009 -  2 p.m.
Kutztown Courts - Kutztown, Pa.

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University men’s tennis team is rolling after winning its eighth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title in 10 years.

The Golden Bears will open competition in the preliminary round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals.

As the host and No. 1 seed, KU (13-4) will go up against Millersville (10-8) at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Shaw (20-1) and Concord (14-5) will compete at 11 a.m.

The winner of each match will return to the Kutztown Courts for the championship match at 1 p.m. Friday.

Lukas Labitsch (sr. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) and Baquerizo, the MVP of the PSAC tournament, have been KU’s top singles players. They both have built eight-match winning streaks.

Labitsch if 15-6 on the season, and Baquerizo is 12-3, including 9-3 at No. 1 singles.

Labitsch, along with teammate Arpit Sharma (jr. Kolkata, INDIA), also have a streak going in doubles competition, winning their last 10 matches.

Andrew Torrealba (jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Charles W. Flanagan) is 17-6 in singles competition and Sharma is 11-3. Torreabla has won nine of his last 10 matches.

NCAA Division II Women's Atlantic Regionals: Preliminary Round
Kutztown vs. Slippery Rock
Thursday, May 7, 2009 -  11 a.m.
Bloomsburg, Pa.

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — The Kutztown University will face Slippery Rock University for second straight time this season when they match up in the preliminary round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regionals Thursday at Bloomsburg.

KU lost to Slippery Rock 5-1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference consolation match on April 25.

The two teams will match up at 11 a.m. Thursday, with the winner advance to the championship match Friday.

The Golden Bears (11-5) defeated East Stroudsburg 5-3 in the first round, but fell to California, the eventual PSAC Champion, 5-0 in the semifinals.

Slippery Rock (20-4) lost to Bloomsburg in the PSAC semifinals.

Bloomsburg (13-5), the runner-up to California, is hosting the preliminary round and will face the winner of the play-in match between Virginia State (14-4) and Elizabeth City State (12-6).

Four Golden Bears have posted double-digit wins on the season in singles competition.

Rohini Das (jr. Calcutta, INDIA) leads the way with an 18-5 record, while Sabrina Arnaud (jr. Pintendre, CANADA) is 14-4, Barbara Joerns (jr. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) is 12-6 and Nicole Devine (so.  Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic) is 12-3.

Das and Joerns are 9-6 in doubles matches and Arnaud and Devine are 9-5.