FLUSHING, N.Y. - Saint Michael's College women's tennis junior
Lucy McPherson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Magee Secondary School) and sophomore
Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview) both bowed out on the second day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Regional Championship on Saturday. The tournament, which features singles and doubles draws, is taking place at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the US Open grand slam event since 1978.
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TOURNAMENT FACTS
- The Purple Knights had seven players entered in the 75-slot singles draw while three doubles tandems were placed among 34 spots in that bracket. All were eliminated by Saturday.
- Saint Michael's women's tennis players competed at the ITA East Regional Championship for the fifth time.
- Since her team returned to the tournament in 2024, McPherson became the first Purple Knight to earn a seed in singles.
THE ACTION
- McPherson, the No. 23 seed in the championship, lost in Saturday's round of 32 by a 6-3, 6-2 count to an Adelphi University foe who was seeded 15th and is thus far undefeated as a regular in the top half of the Panthers' lineup this fall.
- During the doubles round of 16, Larsen and McPherson lost to the No. 9 seed from Chestnut Hill College, 8-2. The Griffin pair entered the tournament 10-3 this season as their team's regular No. 1 duo.
NEXT MATCH
- Friday at Daemen University, 1 p.m.
