Women's Tennis 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM

Women’s Tennis to Face #1 St. Mary’s in United East Semifinals

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's tennis team earned the fourth seed in the United East Conference (UEC) Tournament and will face top-seeded St. Mary's College in the semifinals on Friday starting at 6 p.m. This year's United East Tournament will be held at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pa. The winner will face the winner of the Lancaster Bible College/Penn State Harrisburg semifinal in the championship match on Saturday (10 a.m.).

About Penn State Abington (2-8, 1-4 UEC)
The Nittany Lions are appearing in the United East Tournament (formerly the NEAC) for the 10^th time and has qualified for the postseason every year since joining Division III in 2011-12 except for the 2019-20 season when the tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Doubles Duo
The first doubles team of senior Michelle Ly and sophomore Emina Mulaosmanovic have been on a roll the last few matches. Since teaming up at the end of March, Ly and Mulaosmanovic are 3-3 at the first doubles position, including 2-3 in conference play.

Singles Action
At second flight singles, sophomore Tinatin Sadzaglishvili holds a 2-3 mark against conference opponents this season. Against Penn College a few weeks ago, Sadzaglishvili came away with a shutout victory winning her match 6-0, 6-0.

About St. Mary's (8-7, 5-0 UEC)
The Seahawks feature this year's United East Player and Rookie of the Year, Diana Levit. Levit went a perfect 5-0 in United East play at first singles and was also perfect at first doubles with partner and second team all-conference selection, Hannah Gorel.

Abington in the Postseason
The Nittany Lions are 6-9 all-time in the United East/NEAC Tournament, including an appearance in the 2018-19 championship match. Abington defeated Lancaster Bible College, 5-3, to earn the program's first conference title that year and its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.

All-Time Series vs. St. Mary's
Abington and St. Mary's have met once prior and that was less than a week ago in the final United East match of the season. The Seahawks defeated the Nittany Lions, 9-0, in St. Mary's City, Md.

Next Up
Abington will host Rosemont College on Thursday afternoon prior to Friday's United East semifinal match. Match time is set for 3:30 p.m. at the Abington Tennis Courts.

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Players Mentioned

Michelle Ly: 5' 1"; Senior

Emina Mulaosmanovic: Sophomore

Tinatin Sadzaglishvili: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Michelle Ly
: 5' 1"; Senior

Emina Mulaosmanovic
: Sophomore

Tinatin Sadzaglishvili
: 5' 6"; Sophomore