MATCH INFORMATION
Match #13
Daemen Wildcats (0-12, 0-7 ECC) vs. Edinboro Fighting Scots (0-2, 0-0 PSAC)
Friday, Feb. 15 |  5 PM  |  Erie, Pa.  |  Westwood Racquet Club

Match #14
Daemen Wildcats (0-12, 0-7 ECC) vs. Walsh Cavaliers (2-3, 0-0 GMAC)
Saturday, Feb. 16 |  4 PM  |  North Canton, Ohio  |  North Canton Racquet Club

THE SERVE
Daemen opens up the spring portion of their 2018-19 season this weekend when they face Edinboro and Walsh. The Wildcats have been idle since completing the fall season in mid-October. The team's roster has been bolstered for the spring season with the addition of Sarah Kenny and Andrea D'Sa. Senior Jessica Robins and sophomore Christina Stasiuk return to lead the way this spring. Robins enters the final semester of her career with 63 combined singles and doubles wins, third-best in team history.

MCDERMOTT ERA
The 2018-19 season marks the start of a new era for Daemen as head coach Kerry McDermott begins his first season with the program. In early July, McDermott was named the third head coach in team history after spending the last 36 seasons as the head men's tennis coach at the University of Nebraska. In that time, McDermott led the Huskers to 405 victories, the most of any coach in team history, and two NCAA Tournament appearances. His tenure at the Division I school also included one season (1988-89) as the Huskers' head women's tennis coach. 

10! 
Daemen is coming off a 10-14 record in 2017-18, the program's first-ever 10-win season. The record-setting campaign included eight victories during the fall season, also the most the team has ever achieved, and tying the program record for wins in an entire season which had been done in each of the three previous seasons. An 8-1 win over Clarion on Feb. 23 broke that mark, and the Wildcats went on to add a 6-3 win over Fairmont State on April 7 to break into double figures. 

ROCKIN' ROBINS
Senior Jessica Robins returns to the lineup as the team's most experienced and accomplished player. The North Tonawanda, N.Y. native has been a fixture in the lineup over her first three collegiate seasons, and is coming off the strongest season of her career. She posted a career-best 13 singles wins in 2017-18, tied for fourth among the program's all-time single season leaders. Now with 63 combined singles and doubles wins in her career, Robins ranks third in team history. Her 60th win came against St. Thomas Aquinas' Anna Ristova earlier this season as she became just the third player in team history to reach 60 combined wins.

SUPER SOPH
Sophomore Christina Stasiuk also returns to the lineup after making an immediate impact in her rookie season. Stasiuk set a new benchmark for singles wins in a season, racking up 18 of them last year. She surpassed the previous record for singles wins by a freshman (13) set by Gretchen Ringler in 2014-15, and later eclipsed the overall record of 14 singles wins set by Hayle Scanlan in 2016-17. Stasiuk has gotten off to a fast start this season as she leads the team with a 6-6 mark in singles play. All six of her singles wins have come in the No. 1 spot in the lineup. 

ROAD WARRIORS
Daemen will spend some significant time on the road this spring as all 13 of their matches occur away from home. That includes the team's first-ever trip to California where they'll face Angelo State (Mar. 12) and Southern Utah (Mar. 14). In-state road matches occur Feb. 23 at Le Moyne, Mar. 10 at St. Bonaventure, Mar. 27 at Houghton, Apr. 2 at Elmira, Apr. 15 at Oswego State, Apr. 17 at Alfred and Apr. 23 at Niagara. 

EDINBORO SCOUTING REPORT
Edinboro is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, and the Fighting Scots are led by second-year head coach Kody Duncan. The 2015 Edinboro graduate led the Fighting Scots to an 8-11 overall record last season. Three players return to the fold this season, headlined by senior Laura Lopez who earned first team All-PSAC honors last season. Edinboro has posted an 0-2 record so far this season. They opened the spring campaign Feb. 2 with a 6-1 loss to Walsh. 

ALL-TIME SERIES: DAEMEN VS. EDINBORO
Series Record: 0-4
Streak: Lost 4
Last Meeting: Edinboro 5, Daemen 4 | Feb. 25, 2018 | Erie, Pa.

WALSH SCOUTING REPORT
Walsh is a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, and the Cavaliers are led by veteran mentor Bryan Whittaker. Now in his seventh year at the helm, coach Whittaker has guided the Cavaliers to a 61-93 record to date. Ten players return from Walsh's 2017-18 team that went 11-11 overall and 6-1 in GMAC play. The Cavaliers advanced to the GMAC Championship finals last season before bowing out to Hillsdale. Among the returners are five players who earned All-GMAC honors. Mercedes Fernandez was a first-team selection, while Clara Drasch, Maria Kacalova, Sofia Kkairutdinova and Katarina Razum earned second-team honors. The Cavaliers were picked second in the GMAC preseason poll, and have posted a 2-3 record so far this season. They are coming off a 4-3 loss to Salem on Feb. 3. 

ALL-TIME SERIES: DAEMEN VS. WALSH
Series Record: 0-2
Streak: Lost 2
Last Meeting: Walsh 7, Daemen 2 | Sept. 30, 2017 | Amherst, N.Y.

ON THE HORIZON
Daemen treks east to Syracuse where they'll face regional rival Le Moyne on Saturday, Feb. 23.