The Misericordia University women's tennis team will face Stevens in the MAC Freedom championship match, Saturday at 3:00 at the Edgewater Tennis Club in Edgewater, NJ.
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The second-seeded Cougars advanced to the title match for the first time since 2016 with a 5-0 win over Wilkes, Thursday.
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Stevens, the defending MAC Freedom champion, reached the title match with a 5-0 win over Lycoming.
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The Ducks defeated Misericordia during the regular season, 7-2. This is the first postseason meeting between the schools.
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MU's
Brianna Pizzano was unbeaten at number singles and number doubles in the conference play.
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Lydia Brecker,
Erin Cridge and
Lauren Visalli were all 5-1 in singles play in league matches.
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Emily Brecker was 4-2 at second singles and teamed with Pizzano to go unbeaten at first doubles.
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Hailey Loughlin was a double-winner for the Cougars in the semifinal win over Wilkes.
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Pizzano was a double-winner against Stevens during the regular season while
Emily Brecker joined her for a win at first doubles.
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Stephanie Untermeyer was 4-1 at first singles in league play for Stevens while the Ducks have six players who were undefeated in singles play during the conference schedule.
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