2007 Season Preview....
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College women's tennis team enters the 2007
season hopeful of improving on the 5-10 record accumulated in 2006.
The Lady Monarchs return a strong nucleus with five experienced starting
players from last season. Factor in eight newcomers and King's
appears to have one of its deepest teams in recent memory
Leading
the list of veterans is senior Kristen Hunter (left) who returns
for her third season at the number-one singles and doubles positions for
the Lady Monarchs. Hunter was 7-8 in singles last season while going 6-9 in doubles.
With two years of experience against the top singles and doubles players
in the league, Hunter possesses the ability to challenge the top players in the conference.
Another top returning player is junior Brittany Turnbaugh who
enjoyed an excellent 2006 season with an 11-3 mark at fifth singles
while also sporting a 9-4 doubles mark. Senior Amanda
Marchica was 6-9 at third singles while also going 6-9 in doubles
play.
Senior Sarah Guza played number-two singles last year where she
was 3-12 and teamed with Hunter at number-one doubles where the duo was
6-9.
Newcomers looking to impact the program include first-year sophomores
Christy Rossowski, Courtnay Wilson, and Melissa Rose
Zipperlen. Rossowski, who set a number of school records as a member
of King's swim team last year, worked out with the tennis team last
spring and traveled with the squad to play in Florida during spring
break where she gained valuable experience against collegiate
competition.
Freshmen hoping to contribute include Megan Anascavage, Lauren
Breen, Maria Cometa, Ashley McCulloch, and Jillian
Tallarico.
King's will compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual
Championships October 20-21.
as
of 9/4/07
