PHOENIX, Ariz. — The No. 1 Northern Arizona women's tennis team spent this afternoon preparing for the Big Sky Conference semifinals and will soon face No. 6 Weber State on Friday, April 27 at 8 a.m. at the Phoenix Tennis Center.
The Big Sky Conference tournament kicked off today with the quarterfinal matches between No. 3 Eastern Washington vs. No. 6 Weber State and No. 4 Idaho State vs. No. 5 Southern Utah.
The Weber State Wildcats advanced with a 4-3 comeback win after being down 3-1 against Eastern Washington and will now face the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in the semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 2 Idaho will face No. 5 Southern Utah. The winners of tomorrow's matchups will advance to the championship Saturday, April 28.
"We are very excited to start the championships tomorrow," head coach
Maciej Bogusz said. "The team is playing their best tennis at the moment and can't wait to get on the court."
The last time the Lumberjacks and Wildcats went head to head, Northern Arizona defeated Weber State 6-1 sweeping all courts in doubles and garnering wins from
Hanneke Lodewijks,
Chiara Tomasetti,
Cora-Lynn von Dungern,
Eirene Granville and
Madi Moore in singles.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, April 27
Women's Semifinals
No. 1 Northern Arizona vs. No. 6 Weber State – 8 a.m.
No. 2 Idaho vs. No. 5 Southern Utah – 9:30 a.m.
***Note Matches are an Hour Earlier
Saturday, April 28
Women's Championship
Winners of Semifinals – 9 a.m.
Tournament Location
Phoenix Tennis Center | 6330 N 21st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015
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Highlight Reel
- Northern Arizona is on a 31-consecutive regular-season winning streak against Big Sky opponents.
- Sophomore Chiara Tomasetti was named Big Sky Athlete of the Week April 11 for the second time this season after going 6-0 against Utah State, Idaho State and Weber State.
- Junior Hanneke Lodewijks was named Big Sky AOTW April 4 helping the 'Jacks to three wins and clinch the first spot in the conference tournament.
- Doubles pair Lodewijks and Tomasetti were last ranked No. 57 in the ITA Oracle national rankings March 6.
- Freshman Madi Moore was named Big Sky AOTW Feb. 7 after going undefeated in singles and doubles across three matches.
- Sophomore Tomasetti was the first Lumberjack in the 2018 season to pick up a Big Sky AOTW honor Jan. 24.
- Last season the Lumberjacks finished on top as the 2017 Big Sky Regular Season champions after recording an 18-5 overall record and an undefeated 11-0 conference record.
