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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Travels to Lancaster Bible For Road Match This Afternoon

Immaculata Women's Tennis at Lancaster Bible College
Tuesday, September 24th| 3:30 PM
Hempfield Rec Center| Landisville, Pa.
 
THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata women's tennis team (0-1) returns to action this afternoon when they travel to play at Lancaster Bible at 3:30 pm. Immaculata fell in their fall season opener to Wilkes on September 18th 5-2 with the final two matches being decided by tiebreakers.
  • Lancaster Bible College women's team is playing their first match of the fall season against Immaculata this afternoon.
 
THE SERIES
  • These two schools will be meeting for the fifth time in their series that started in 2010.
  • Immaculata is 3-1 lifetime against Lancaster Bible.
 
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata defeated Lancaster Bible 5-4 in their last meeting on September 18, 2023 at the IU Tennis Courts.
  • Pamela Kontaras and Delaney Brown earned the win in first doubles. Kontaras won the first singles match 6-4, 1-6, and 10-7, and Brown won second singles in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to help lead the Mighty Macs to the win.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Pamlea Kontaras will look to bounce back after a hard-fought loss in first singles against Wilkes losing the tiebreaker 11-9.
  • Delaney Brown will look to build off her straight set win in second singles vs Wilkes. After winning a tough first set 7-5, Brown (the Atlantic East Conference Rookie of the Year in 2022-23) cruised to a 6-1 win in the second set.
  • Freshman Sophia Carey performed well in her first collegiate match falling in the tiebreaker 6-10 after taking the first set 6-4 and dropping the second set 4-6.
  • Freshman Hailey Elwell won her first collegiate match against Wilkes coming back after dropping the first set 4-6, to take set two 6-0 to force the tiebreaker. Elwell would win the tiebreaker 10-5 for her first collegiate win.
  • Immaculata lost all three doubles matches vs Wilkes. Under the new rules for 2024-25 the team that wins two or more doubles matches is credited one point in the match score.
 
SCOUTING LANCASTER BIBLE
  • This is Lancaster Bible's opening match of the 2024 fall season.
  • Junior Susannah Clowser is 10-6 in her career in singles, and 2-4 in her career in doubles.  Was named to the United East Volt Division All-Conference 2nd Team in singles in 2024.
  • Junior Sierra Hartmann is 12-22 in singles during her career, and 12-21 in doubles during her career. Was named to the United East Volt Division All-Conference 2nd Team in Doubles in 2024.
  • Junior Natalie Hoover is 16-12 in her career in singles and 16-14 in her career in doubles. She was named the United East All-Conference 2nd Team in Singles and doubles in 2023, and the United East Volt Division All-Conference 2nd Team in Doubles in 2024.
  • Junior Jania West is 16-16 in her career at singles and 14-20 in her career at doubles. She was named to United East All-Conference 2nd Team in singles in 2023 and 2024.
WEEKLY HONORS 
  • Delaney Brown was named to the Atlantic East Conference Women's Tennis Weekly Honor Roll on Tuesday afternoon. Brown won her singles match in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 vs Wilkes University on September 18th.
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata women's tennis team will be back in action on Saturday, October 5th when they travel to play at Stevenson University at 1:00 pm.
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Players Mentioned

Delaney Brown

Delaney Brown

5' 4"
Sophomore
Pamela Kontaras

Pamela Kontaras

5' 6"
Junior
Hailey Elwell

Hailey Elwell

5' 7"
Freshman
Sophia Carey

Sophia Carey

5' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Delaney Brown

Delaney Brown

5' 4"
Sophomore
Pamela Kontaras

Pamela Kontaras

5' 6"
Junior
Hailey Elwell

Hailey Elwell

5' 7"
Freshman
Sophia Carey

Sophia Carey

5' 3"
Freshman