Women's Tennis Travels To Virginia For Two Matches

4/10/2023 1:55:00 PM

By: CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Match #15
Daemen Wildcats (4-10) vs. Southern Virginia Knights (5-3)
DATE: Tuesday, April 11
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Buena Vista, Va. | SVU Tennis Complex - 3 p.m.

Match #16
Daemen Wildcats (4-10) vs. Shenandoah Hornets (9-6)
DATE: Wednesday, April 12
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Winchester, Va. | Lowry Tennis Courts - 3 p.m.

BACK IN ACTION
The women's tennis team kicks off a busy week with a trip to Virginia to play Southern Virginia University on Tuesday and Shenandoah University on Wednesday.

BACK AT THE HELM
Second-year head coach Richard Greco, Jr. returns after leading the Wildcats to their second-straight appearance in the ECC Tournament last fall. The Wildcats finished with a 7-10 overall record and a 2-3 mark in ECC play in 2021-22. The seven wins were the most in a season for Daemen since posting 10 wins in 2017-18.

RETURNING VETERANS
The Wildcat returners are headlined by junior Frida Rubio (San Diego, Calif.). Rubio, who earned ECC Rookie of the Year and all-conference honors two years ago, posted a 10-9 mark at No. 1 singles last year and a 9-9 record in doubles play. Rubio has gone 21-19 in singles play over her career and already ranks seventh in both combined singles and doubles wins (41) and total singles wins (21) among the program's all-time leaders. Senior Mackenzie Schayes (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.) and sophomore Kitsa Scime (Williamsville, N.Y.), who posted a combined 13 singles and 10 doubles wins last year, also return to the lineup. Scime won her first four singles matches this year and owns a team best 10-5 singles record this season. She has moved into the Top-10 in both combined singles and doubles wins (31) and career singles victories (18) among Daemen's all-time leaders. Senior Ailish McDevitt (Jamesville, N.Y.) and sophomore Yinett Del Leon (Cape Coral, Fla.) are also back. Del Leon owns a 5-9 singles record this season.

FRESH FACES
The team welcomes freshmen Carly Armitage (Rochester, N.Y.) and Dania Mehani (Amherst, N.Y.) to the lineup. Armitage has won four of her last eight singles matches and stands at 5-10 in singles play on the year.

SCIME EARNS ALL-ECC HONORS
Sophomore Kitsa Scime (Williamsville, N.Y.) was named to the All-East Coast Conference Second Team this past fall. The official announcement of All-ECC teams was made in a press release from the conference's headquarters on Long Island. It marks the first all-conference accolade for Scime. She joins current teammate Frida Rubio (San Diego, Calif.) and former standouts Christina Stasiuk and Karli Hollins as the only players in program history to garner All-ECC recognition. Rubio earned the nod in 2020-21 when she was also named the ECC Rookie of the Year. Stasiuk was a second team selection last year. Playing primarily in the No. 2 position of the Wildcats singles lineup, Scime notched a team-high 11 singles victories this fall. She has added seven doubles wins as well, six of which came while paired with Rubio in the No. 1 position of Daemen's lineup. Scime went 8-9 in singles play last year as a freshman and has posted a 19-15 singles record over her two-year career. She is 14-7 in her last 21 singles matches dating back to the end of last season. She ranks eighth in both career singles wins (19) and combined singles and doubles wins (33) among Daemen's all-time leaders.

ON THE HORIZON
The Wildcats return home to play their final home match of the season against D'Youville on Friday.

SCOUTING SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Southern Virginia is a NCAA Division III affiliate and a member of the USA South Conference. SVU returns seven players from last year's team that went 11-4 overall and 7-2 in USA South play. The Knights earned a bid to the USA South Tournament and lost to Averett in the semifinals. SVU has won three of their last five matches and is coming off a 7-2 loss to Methodist University this past Saturday. Sophomore Jillian Arnold owns a team best 6-2 mark in singles play this year.

ALL-TIME SERIES: DAEMEN VS. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
First Meeting

SCOUTING SHENANDOAH
Shenandoah is a NCAA Division III affiliate and a member of the Old Dominion Athletics Conference (ODAC). SU returns six players from last year's team that went 10-5 overall, 7-2 in ODAC play and advanced to the semifinals of the ODAC Tournament. The Hornets will enter Wednesday's match riding a five-match winning streak. Senior Jahveesha Combs is 12-4 in singles play overall, including an 11-3 mark at No. 1 singles. Freshman Erin Talko is 13-4 in singles play in her first season with the program, while senior Kelly Hudak has won her last five singles matches and owns an 8-6 overall record this year.

ALL-TIME SERIES: DAEMEN VS. SHENANDOAH
Series Record: Daemen, 1-0
At Daemen: 0-0
At SU: Daemen, 1-0
Last Meeting: Daemen 5, Shenandoah 4 | March 30, 2022 | at Winchester, Va.

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