2006 PAC Women's Tennis Preview

The Grove City Wolverines captured their 19th consecutive PAC Women's Tennis Championship in 2005. The 2006 season will be exciting with the addition of a very strong Saint Vincent team. The 2006 PAC Championships will be held at the Pennbriar Fitness and Racquet Club in Erie, Pa., on Friday-Saturday,October 20-21.

BETHANY COLLEGE
Bethany College return only two women from the 2005 season. Senior Katie Erdy will lead the junior Elise Gardner and freshman Ashley Current in action this fall. This is the second season for Bison head coach Lisa Keylor. Keylor coached the Bison to a 7-9 record in her first season at the helm, as the Bison placed third at the PAC Championship last fall. Bethany begins play Saturday September 9, at the Penn State- Behrend Invitational.

 
GROVE CITY COLLEGE
The Grove City women's tennis team will again be in prime position to challenge for its 20th consecutive PAC Championship. The Wolverines will be led by 2005 PAC Player of the Year and defending number one single champion Kristin McNally and lone senior Lindsey Hosler. Head coach Cathy Jacobs expects several freshmen to also compete for starting positions this season. Grove City enters the season with six freshman on the roster. The young, but experienced Wolverines being the 2006 season Friday, September 1, at PAC rival Waynesburg.

THOMAS MORE
Senior Emily Prescott highlights the 2006 Thomas More roster. Prescott won her third-place match in the number four singles, earning the highest finish for a Thomas More player last year. Fellow senior Whitney Reis will return after being the number one singles player last year, finishing fourth at the PAC Championships. The Saints being the 2006 season at Midway, Tuesday, September 5.

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON
The 2006 Presidents tennis team is full of new faces. New head coach Paul Skrok is starts his first season at Washington & Jefferson with no seniors on the roster. Leading the Presidents in 2006 will be junior Lisa McLaughlin. McLaughlin finished advanced to the final of the number six single last season at the PAC Championship. The Presidents finished sixth last year in Erie and will begin the 2006 season Saturday, September 9, at Juniata.

WAYNESBURG
The Yellow Jackets were runners up in the 2005 PAC Championship and will be led in 2006 by senior Jenn Knight. Knight was 10-4 last season at the number three singles and was the runner up at the PAC Championship. Sophomore Laura Garcia will also look to build on a good showing in 2005. Garcia finished as runner up in the number four single last year at the PAC Championship, finishing the year at 10-4. Waynesburg opens the season at home against Grove City, Friday, September 1.

WESTMINSTER
Westminster placed fourth in the PAC last year, but second-year head coach Scott Renninger expects this year's team to be more competitive. Four singles starters are back from last year's team that compiled a 6-8 record. Senior Sara Belsito leads the group of returners as the Titans' No. 1 singles player. Senior Dana Larson is back at the No.2 singles spot where she finished third at the conference championships. The Titans start the 2006 season hosting Saint Vincent, Friday, September 1.

SAINT VINCENT
Saint Vincentl begins its first year competing in the PAC, and will be led by sophomore Kim Meier. Meier went undefeated in the fall of her freshman year, going 12-0 and earning all conference accolades in the American Mideast Conference. Head coach Jim Bendel will lead the Bearcats in the first year at Division III, and has a strong roster of 15 upperclassmen to start PAC play this year. The Bearcats will start the 2006 season with their first PAC match, playing at Westminster, Friday, September 1.