From Emory University Athletics

Following their NCAA Division III Championship season in 2014, the Emory University Women's Tennis Team will open its 2014 fall campaign this weekend, hosting the USTA/ITA South Region Championship from Friday, September 19^th through Sunday, September 21^st.

The tournament will consist of an 'A' draw and a 'B' draw for singles and doubles play, with consolation draws for participants who fall in the first round of play.  Winners of the 'A' draws for both singles and doubles will advance to the USTA/ITA Small College National Championships in Palmetto, South Carolina from October 9^th – 12^th.

For all draws, including match location, times and updated results throughout the weekend, visit the tournament website at http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=160427#&&s=7Draws2.

Play will begin at 8:00 AM on both Friday and Saturday, and at 9:00 AM on Sunday.  See below for information on and directions to the three venues for competition.

Participating teams at this year's tournament, in addition to Emory, include North Carolina Wesleyan, Emory & Henry, Methodist, Covenant, Averett, Rhodes, Sewanee, Berry, Oglethorpe, Agnes Scott, Meredith, Centre and Millsaps.  The top-seeded player in the singles draw is Sewanee's Bronte Goodhue, followed by second seed Deena Li Kam Wa of Millsaps, third seed Michelle Satterfield of Emory, fourth seed Beatrice Rosen of Emory, fifth seed Katarina Su of Emory, sixth seed Julie Fowler of Emory, seventh seed Anna Fuhr of Emory and eighth seed Bridget Harding of Emory.

In the doubles draw, Emory's pairing of Harding and Satterfield are the top-seeded duo, followed by second seed Fuhr and Su of Emory, third seed Goodhue and Christina Merchant of Sewanee, and fourth seed Li Kam Wa and Ashley Ford of Millsaps.

Venue Information
Matches will be played at three venues throughout the weekend – the Woodruff Physical Education Center and the Student Activity & Academic Center on the Emory University campus, and the Byers Tennis Courts on the campus of nearby Agnes Scott College.  Locations for specific matches will be listed on the draws.  Click below for directions to each of the venues:

Woodruff P.E. Center (WoodPEC)

Student Activity & Academic Center (SAAC)

Agnes Scott College Byers Tennis Courts

Emory Preview
The Eagles will be returning 13 members from last year's NCAA Division III Championship winning squad, which also claimed the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships and set the program-mark for wins in a season with a 28-2 overall record.  The Eagles were a perfect 20-0 against Division III opponents in 2014, allowing opponents to win more than two matches just once in dual contests during the year.

Despite losing two key seniors from last year's squad – two-time NCAA Division III Singles Champion Gabrielle Clark and three-time all-UAA selection Brenna Kelly – the Eagles will be bringing back an accomplished squad, including five of its six singles player and four of its six doubles participants from last year's NCAA Championship match victory over Amherst.

Sophomore Michelle Satterfield will aim to repeat as the USTA/ITA South Region Champion, after she won the singles title and teamed with senior Rebecca Siegler for the doubles crown.  Satterfield would go on to win the USTA/ITA Division III Small College National Championship, advancing to the 'Super Bowl,' and finished third in the Division III doubles draw with Siegler.

Joining Satterfield and Siegler on the 2014-15 squad will be returning all-America and junior Beatrice Rosen, 2014 all-UAA selections in sophomore Katarina Su, sophomoreMelissa Goodman, and junior Madison Gordon.  Other returning letter winners include senior captain Danielle Truitt, seniors Allie Damico and Catharine Harris, juniorsMarissa Levine and Stephanie Loutsenko, and sophomores Bruna Correa and Michelle DeMeo.

The Eagles will be joined by a talented three-player freshman class as well, which includes Julie Fowler, Anna Fuhr and Bridget Harding.  The class was ranked as the top-rated class in Division III by TennisRecruiting.net, and eighth among mid-major programs.

An Emory player has won both the singles and doubles draw at each of the last seven USTA/ITA South Region Championships, dating back to the 2007 campaign, and 10 times in the last 11 years.  Moreover, an Eagle has been the singles champion every year since 2002.

Emory will be led by Amy Bryant, who earned her 300^th career victory (300-75 career record) and fifth National Championship as a Head Coach last season.  Now in her 16^th season with the Eagles, Bryant is assisted by former Emory player Jordan Wylie and Barbora Krtickova.