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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The LIU Brooklyn women's tennis team is set to take on the top teams in the Northeast Conference at the 2013 NEC Tennis Championship Tournament, being held in West Winsor, N.J. The No. 3-seeded Blackbirds will open the tournament Friday, April 19 at 9 a.m., and will take on No, 6-seeded Saint Francis (Pa.), who advanced by beating No.11-seed St. Francis Brooklyn 4-0 Thursday.
 
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Last Time Out
The Blackbirds finished the regular season with a 5-2 loss to Fordham. With the loss, LIU finishes the year 9-3 overall, and a perfect 3-0 in NEC Conference play.
 
Scouting the Red Flash
Saint Francis women's tennis made history this year, as the team won a school record 12 matches. The Red Flash finished the season 12-9 overall and 4-3 in conference matches. SFU had multiple common opponents with the Blackbirds, including Saint Peter's (W, 6-1), Sacred Heart (L, 1-6), St. Francis Brooklyn (W, 5-0) and Monmouth (W, 7-0).
 
Most recently, the Red Flash beat No.11 seed St. Francis Brooklyn, 4-0 in the first round of the NEC Tournament to advance to take on the Blackbirds. SFU had 8-0 wins at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles, and three straight set, 6-0, 6-0 wins at Nos. 2, 4 and 6 singles.
 
Potential Lineups
Singles
1)   Sanne Louwers (LIU) vs. Rafaela Panizza (SFU)
2)   Taysha Blessington (LIU) vs. Shivani Patel (SFU)
3)   Katya Yegoreychenko (LIU) vs. Lucy Jasso
4)   Lisa Maas (LIU) vs. Alex Sachs (SFU)
5)   Aleksandra Pavlovic (LIU) vs. Danielle Gryckiewicz (SFU)
6)   Nancy Zonneveld (LIU) vs. Camila Diaz (SFU)
 
Doubles
1)   Louwers/Blessington (LIU) vs. Panizza/Sachs (SFU)
2)   Pavlovic/Yegoreychenko (LIU) vs. Jasso/Patel (SFU)
3)   Maas/Zonneveld (LIU) vs. Diaz/Gryckiewicz (SFU)
 
 
Schedule of Events
 
2013 Northeast Conference Tennis Championships
at Mercer County Tennis Center
West Windsor, N.J.

Thursday, April 18

Women's Feed-In Matches - 11:00 am start
#6 Saint Francis U def. #11 St. Francis Brooklyn, 4-0
#7 Mount St. Mary's def. #10 Wagner, 6-0
#8 Robert Morris def. #9 Monmouth, 4-0

Friday, April 19

Women's Quarterfinals - 9:00 am start
#1 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. #8 RMU
#2 Quinnipiac vs. #7 MSM
#3 LIU Brooklyn vs. #6 SFU
#4 Bryant vs. #5 Sacred Heart

Saturday, April 20
Women's Semifinal Matches - 9:00 am start

Sunday, April 21
Women's Championship Match (10:00 am start)