The Georgian Court University tennis season came to a close Friday afternoon on the first day of the CACC Women's Individual Championships, hosted by Chestnut Hill College. Brittany Aimone (So.-Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) and the doubles team of Natalie Grieci (So.-Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Boro) and Caitlyn Lawrence (Jr.-Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) represented the Lions in this season-ending event.

NEW HAVEN, CT - The Georgian Court University tennis squad will take on the top-seed Philadelphia University Lady Rams in the first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Tennis Tournament, which will take place on Tuesday and Thursday, October 14 and 16. The championship match is set for Thursday at Chestnut Hill College at 3:00 pm. The winner will receive the CACC’s automatic berth into the 2009 NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Regional Tournament.

The Georgian Court University tennis squad improved to 5-9 on the year with an 8-1 victory over CACC-conference rival, Chestnut Hill College (5-11, 2-4 CACC). The match was much more competitive than the score let on. Brittany Aimone (So.-Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) and Jennifer Miller (So.-Toms River, NJ) each went to tiebreaker sets to defeat Erin Anderson (Jr.-Canton, CT) (4-6, 6-4, 11-9) and Brittany Parker ((Jr.-Leola, PA) (6-4, 4-6, 10-3), respectfully. Katarina Dockum (right) (Island Heights, NJ/Central Regional) (6-2, 7-5), Natalie Grieci (So.-Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) (6-1, 6-4), and Daisy Prendergast (So.-New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) (6-3, 6-1) earned straight-set singles victories for the Lions.

The Georgian Court University tennis squad improved to 3-6 on the year with a 6-3 victory over in-state rival Caldwell College (0-6, 0-2). On a day when strong winds were a factor, Katarina Dockum (Island Heights, NJ/Central Regional), Natalie Grieci (So.-Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro), Caitlyn Lawrence (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), and Daisy Prendergast (right) (So.-New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) earned straight-set singles victories for the Lions.

What a relief! The GCU tennis team, after winning its first match of the 2008 season on August 30th (9-0 over Molloy College), had lost their last six matches. The Lions (2-6, 1-1) have officially put that stretch behind them with a 5-4 victory at conference-rival University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

The GCU Lions tennis squad, seeking its first victory since the season's first match on August 30th vs. Molloy College, dropped a 6-3 decision at Millersville (PA) University on Sunday. The team now owns a record of 1-6.

After winning their initial match of 2008 in dominating fashion last Saturday (9-0 over Molloy College), the GCU Lions tennis squad has been unable to find the win column since. GCU (1-3) dropped its third match of the week on Friday, falling to Goldey-Beacom College, 9-0, in their first CACC match of the young season.

Natalie Grieci (right) (Pt. Pleasant, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) continued her stellar play this season, earning the lone team point for Georgian Court by rallying for an 0-6, 6-4, 10-5 win at third singles. Grieci is now a perfect 3-0 in singles competition in 2008 and 2-1 in doubles.

Hempstead, NY - The Adelphi University Panthers continued their success on the court with a 7-2 win over the Georgian Court University Lions (1-1). The Panthers dropped a match in both singles and doubles, but still remain perfect at 2-0 overall.

The GCU tennis squad could not have asked for a better start to the 2008 campaign. All eight members on the roster played a vital role in the Lions' 9-0 victory over visiting Molloy College.

The Georgian Court University tennis team, looking to rebound from a 7-9 (4-3) campaign in 2007, will begin the 2008 schedule ranked fourth in the CACC's preseason poll, selected by the CACC head coaches.

Senior Autumn Florez, a two-sport, student-athlete in both softball and tennis, has been selected as Georgian Court University’s 2008 NJAIAW Woman of the Year.

Cleveland, Ohio -- The Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) announced the inaugural recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards presented by WeatherPORT. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.