Tennis Announces Captains And Yearly Awards

The UMass women's tennis team announced its season awards and 2012-13 season captains last night at the team's annual culminating banquet. Jessica Podlofsky and Chanel Glasper were selected as co-MVPs by team while Julia Comas, Jocelyn Providence and Podlofsky were named next season's captains. Sonia Bokhari was given the Most Improved Player award while Julia Comas received the Coaches Award for doing the best job of exemplifying UMass Tennis both on and off the... MORE

W. Tennis - 5/3/2012

Judy Dixon Named A-10 Women's Tennis Coach Of The Year

The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its' yearly awards Thursday afternoon, with UMass head coach Judy Dixon capturing the A-10 Women's Tennis Coach of the Year honors. Dixon led the Minutewomen to a 16-8 overall record (7-2 A-10) and the top overall seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament where they took home second place. The 16 wins are the most since UMass posted 17 wins during the 2004-05 season that also saw the Minutewomen take second place in the conference. It... MORE

W. Tennis - 4/22/2012

Tennis Falls To Richmond In Hard-Fought Championship Match, 4-3

The #1 seeded UMass women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought, 4-3 decision to the #3 seeded Richmond Spiders in Sunday's Atlantic 10 Championship Final. UMass finishes its season at 16-8 (7-2, A-10) while Richmond captures its fourth straight Atlantic 10 Title. MORE

W. Tennis - 4/21/2012

Tennis Outlasts Temple For Spot In A-10 Championship Match Sunday

In a battle that took over four hours, the top seeded UMass women's tennis team defeated the fourth seeded Temple Owls by a score of 4-3 in the Atlantic 10 Championship semi-finals today. The Minutewomen will now get the chance to compete for the school's second ever A-10 Championship Title tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. Judy Dixon's squad will take on the winner between today's matchup of #2 Charlotte and #3 Richmond. MORE

W. Tennis - 4/20/2012

#1 Tennis Defeats #9 Duquesne In A-10 Championship Action

The top-seeded UMass women's tennis team defeated #9 seeded Duquesne by a score of 4-0 during the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship Tournament. The Minutewomen will play tomorrow against #4 Temple for a chance to compete for the A-10 title on Sunday. MORE

W. Tennis - 4/19/2012

A-10 Championship Action Begins Tomorrow For Top-Seeded Tennis

Championship Central | Bracket

The UMass women's tennis team is set to begin Atlantic 10 Championship play tomorrow, Friday April 20 at 10:00 a.m. The top-seeded Minutewomen (14-7, 5-1 A-10) will play the winner of the matchup between #8 Rhode Island (12-7, 2-2 A-10) and #9 Duquesne (12-8, 3-4 A-10), both of which UMass defeated earlier this spring. Judy Dixon's squad is currently riding a six-match winning streak as the team is looking to capture its second Atlantic ... MORE

Athlete Of The Week

Softball's Sara Plourde and rowing's varsity four boat of Heather Pekarovich, Arielle Gillette, Hannah Monahan, Emily Sgarlat, and Adrienne Breef-Pilz were named the UMass Athletes of the Week following standout performances at the A-10 Championship Tournament and the Eastern Sprints, respectively. (MORE)