The College of New
Jersey’s women’s tennis team earned a bid to the 2004 NCAA Division
III Championships on April 26. The Lions posted a 14-2
regular-season record this year and will participate in a regional
tournament, where they will face Williams College in the first round
on April 30.
The bid marks the Lions’ 11th appearance in the team
championships and the first since the 2000 tournament.
Williams College,
the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Division III Champions and last year’s
semifinalist, bring a record of 11-5 into the match-up. Match time
and location have yet to be determined. These two teams met earlier
in the season as the Ephs collected a 9-0 win over the Lions on
March 20.
The 1986 Lions won the NCAA Division III women’s tennis
championship, becoming the first team from the East region to win
the team title in the history of the tournament. Since that time,
the Lions have compiled a record of 4-9 in dual match competition in
the NCAA’s.
Now in his fourth season with the Lions, head coach Scott Dicheck is
also making his first appearance in the NCAA’s since taking over the
program in the fall of 2000. Since that time, he has helped the
Lions produce a
45-15 dual match
record, including an 18-0 NJAC mark during that same time frame.
This past fall TCNJ collected its 100th consecutive NJAC
win. Since women’s tennis was introduced as a conference sport in
1982, the Lions have won 21 consecutive NJAC championships in the
sport after collecting the 2003 crown this past fall.
The Lions finished
the 2004 regular-season with a
9-0 win over William Smith College. |
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