ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Lafayette College women's tennis (3-6, 1-4 PL) has moved into the postseason, starting with a Patriot League Championships opening-round match against Holy Cross (0-7, 0-4 PL) on Thursday at 2 p.m.
The tournament, which is hosted by Navy, will run Thursday through Sunday. The winner of the Leopards-Crusaders match will move into the quarterfinals and take on top-seeded Boston University on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Notes
* Lafayette defeated Holy Cross, 6-1, earlier this season during the first day of conference play on March 27. Samantha Snyder and Cecelia Lesnick won at first and second singles, respectively. Sophomores Jessica Siegel, Melanie Sparhawk and Halle DeNardo each won their singles matches by 6-0, 6-0 scorelines. The Leopards also swept through doubles play against the Crusaders.
* The Leopards have won six consecutive matches against the Crusaders since 2017, including two in the Patriot League Championships. Four of those matches were won in sweeps.
* Lafayette is 4-1 in the first round of the Patriot League Championships since 2014.
* Sophomore
Jessica Siegel has a team-high five wins in singles this season. Most of her wins have come in the third flight. She was named Patriot League Women's Tennis Player of the Week (3/31) following that double-bagel win against Holy Cross.
* Graduating senior Samantha Snyder will form a doubles partnership with Cecelia Lesnick for the last time in their college careers. The duo has played together for four years and racked up nearly 40 wins, including a 34-19 record in first-flight doubles.
* Snyder is unbeaten this season in first-flight singles, winning each of her four matches in 2021 at the top flight.
Tournament schedule
Thursday, April 29 – First Round
No. 8 Lafayette vs. No. 9 Holy Cross, 2 p.m.
Friday, April 30 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 8/9 winner, 8:30 a.m.
No. 4 Lehigh vs. No. 5 Bucknell, 11 a.m.
No. 3 Navy vs. No. 6 Colgate, 1:30 p.m.
No. 2 Army West Point vs. No. 7 Loyola Maryland, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 – Semifinals
No. 1/8/9 vs. No. 4/5, 10 a.m.
No. 3/6 vs. No. 2/7, 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 – Championship
Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner, Noon
