MATCH DAY CENTRAL
No. 35 IUP Crimson Hawks (6-4, 2-0 PSAC)
at Chestnut Hill Griffins (0-8, 0-7 CACC)
Saturday, March 25, 2017 | 12 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Chestnut Hill College Tennis Courts
No. 35 IUP Crimson Hawks (6-4, 2-0 PSAC)
vs. Goldey-Beacom Lightning (10-0, 7-0 CACC)
Saturday, March 25, 2017 | 6 p.m.
Elkton, Md. | Elkton Indoor Tennis
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AT A GLANCE
With a new ranking of No. 35 in the latest ITA Division II rankings, the Crimson Hawks hit the road to face a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponents in Chestnut Hill and Goldey-Beacom this Saturday. IUP will take on Chestnut Hill on its campus at noon, and travel to Elkton, Md. to face Goldey-Beacom at 6 p.m. The GBC match was originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, but was moved indoors to Saturday evening. The Crimson Hawks rebounded from a tough spring break trip with a 7-2 victory over division-rival Slippery Rock at home on Tuesday afternoon to improve to 6-4 on the year. Chestnut Hill is still seeking its first win of the year, while GBC is undefeated at 10-0.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
* IUP is playing Chestnut Hill for the fifth straight season, defeating the Griffins in three of those previous four matches; The Crimson Hawks defeated Chestnut Hill 5-4 in Wexford last March
* This is just the second time in the last seven seasons that IUP is facing Goldey-Beacom, posting a 6-3 home win last year
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Sophie Butland (Taunton, Somerset, U.K./Bishop Fox's Community School) carries a three-match singles win streak into this weekend, and is 9-1 in her last 10 overall; She's coming off of a 6-2, 6-3 win over Slippery Rock's Kylee Woodman on Tuesday
* Butland is one of four Crimson Hawks with at least 10 singles victories this year;
Jarka Petercakova (Bratislava, Slovakia/Sport Gymnasium) has a team-high 12,
Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) has 11, while Butland and
Katya Minchenkova (Mytishchi, Russia/Secondary School No.12) each have 10
* Petercakova and von Agris are IUP's only nationally-ranked players, showing up as the No. 16 doubles team in the latest ITA Division II rankings
IUP IN THE RANKINGS
Von Agris
Singles - third in Atlantic Region / Doubles - 16th in Division II, first in Atlantic
Petercakova
Singles - fifth in Atlantic / Doubles - 16th in Division II, first in Atlantic
Gonzalez
Singles - 11th in Atlantic / Doubles - eighth in Atlantic
Minchenkova
Singles - 14th in Atlantic / Doubles - eighth in Atlantic
