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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Women’s Tennis) – The 2017 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Women’s Tennis Individual Championship is set for this weekend, Oct. 14-15. King’s College and Wilkes University will host this year’s championship at Kirby Park and Wilkes University courts in Wilkes-Barre.
 
Action is set to get underway on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. However, if there is a weather concern for the weekend in Wilkes-Barre, action could begin on Friday, Oct. 13. Any schedule changes will be announced Thursday evening after the coaches’ pre-championship meeting around 8 p.m. (Full Schedule of Events)
 
Admission to the 2017 MAC Women’s Tennis Individual Championship is free and parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Ralston Field Complex. A limited amount of white long-sleeve t-shirts will be for sale on site for $18 each. The shirts are made of 100% polyester interlock with moister-wick and UVA performance protection. Check out the championship central page for updated results, pictures and video interviews throughout the weekend.
 
The Wilkes Colonels swept the singles and doubles flights for a second-straight season at the 2016 MAC Women’s Tennis Individual Championship. The Colonels return four of their seven individual champions from a season ago, including Jordan Vasarkovy, Dana Saliyev, Francesca Varela-Seri and Laura Zielinski. Wilkes only returns one doubles champion duo of its four from a season ago.
 
Wilkes leads the conference with 43 all-time singles champions and 25 all-time doubles champions at the conference individual championship.
 
Seeding and brackets for this year’s tournament will be posted on the championship central page after the coaches’ pre-championship meeting around 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12.
 
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NOTES: The 2018 MAC Women’s Individual Tennis Championship will increase to 16 squads with the addition of the Manhattanville Valiants. The Valiants welcome back tennis in 2018-19.  Manhattanville dropped the sport after the conclusion of the 2011-12 academic year.