Men's and Women's Tennis
2008-09 PSAC Championships
 

Playoff Preview PSAC Men's Tennis Web site KU Men's Home Page Rankings: Regional | National Schedule Semifinals: KU 5, Mercyhurst 0 Final: KU 5, Bloomsburg 2    WOMEN   Kutztown preview PSAC Women's Tennis Web site PSAC Championship Page (hosted by Bloomsburg) KU Women's Home Page Rankings: Regional | National Schedule Quarterfinals: KU 5, East Stroudsburg 3 Semifinals: California (Pa.) 5, KU 0 Consolation: Slippery Rock 5, KU 1

First Round
East Stroudsburg at Kutztown
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 -  2 p.m.
Kutztown Courts - Kutztown, Pa.

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University women’s tennis team will host East Stroudsburg in the opening round of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The Golden Bears (10-4, 4-1 PSAC East) finished second in the PSAC East, behind Bloomsburg. The winner of Tuesday’s first round match will travel to Bloomsburg for the PSAC Championships Friday and Saturday.

Slippery Rock will host Mercyhurst in the other first-round matchup with the winner advancing to Bloomsburg. California (Pa.) earned the bye into the PSAC Championships by winning the PSAC West title.

KU, which is ranked No. 5 in the Atlantic Region, is 64-36 in singles matches, with Rohini Das (jr. Calcutta, INDIA) leading the way. She is 16-5 overall, including an 8-2 record in her last 10 matches. She is 8-3 at No. 1 singles.

Sabrina Arnaud (jr. Pintendre, CANADA) is 13-4 overall and 12-2 at No. 3 singles. She has won nine of her last 10 matches.

At No. 2 singles, Barbara Joerns (jr. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) is 8-3. She is 12-6 overall.

Nicole Devine (so. Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic) has been solid at No. 4 singles, going 11-2. She is 11-3 overall on the season.

Das and Joerns are 9-6 as a doubles pair, and Arnaud and Devine are 9-5.

The Golden Bears are 1-0 against East Stroudsburg this season, winning 7-2 on April 5.

PSAC Championships
Kutztown vs. TBA
Friday, April 24, 2009
Bloomsburg University - Bloomsburg, Pa.

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — The Kutztown University men’s tennis team will travel to Bloomsburg for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships Friday and Saturday.

The Golden Bears (11-4, 5-0 PSAC East) finished as the top team in the conference during the regular season and will look to win their eighth PSAC title in 10 years.

Last season, KU finished as the runner-up to Bloomsburg. Under the direction of head coach Suresh Ramamurthi, KU won three straight titles from 2000 to 2002 and four straight from 2004 to 2007.

KU is ranked third in the Atlantic Region in the latest NCAA poll, and has since defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the region. The Golden Bears are coming off of a 9-0 win against No. 1-ranked West Virginia Wesleyan.

Four players have more than 10 wins in singles competition this season.

Lukas Labitsch (sr. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) is 14-6, competing at both No. 2 and 3 singles. He has won seven straight singles matches and nine of his last 10.

Santiago Baquerizo (sr. Guayaquil, ECUADOR) is 10-3 overall and 9-3 at No. 1 singles. He has won six straight singles matches.

Arpit Sharma (jr. Kolkata, INDIA) is 11-3 and Andrew Torrealba (jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Charles W. Flanagan) is 15-6.

Arijit Goswami (fr. Kolkata, INDIA) is 9-2 and Jonathan Goulet (jr. Quebec, CANADA) is 9-4.

Altogether, KU is 80-35 in singles matches, and 25-3 in the PSAC.

In doubles, KU is 44-16 overall and 14-1 in the conference.

Labitsch and Sharma are KU’s top combo, going 14-2. They have won eight straight matches.

Goulet and Baquerizo are 7-1 as a team.