Edgewood College claims NAC Women's Tennis Championship
MADISON, Wis. -- The Edgewood College women's tennis team won seven of the nine individual championships and claimed the Northern Athletics Conference women's tennis championship on Sunday at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison.

The Eagles (13-6, 10-0 NAC) won five championships in singles and two in doubles for their first conference crown since winning the 2001 Lake Michigan Conference title.

Edgewood scored 96 points, just five short of the possible maximum. The seven titles for Edgewood are the most in school history since they claimed seven titles in 1995.

The Eagles earned the Northern Athletics Conference's first ever berth to the NCAA Division III Championships which will take place next May.

Aurora University (8-4, 9-1) claimed second place in the championship with 71 points, while Concordia University Wisconsin (9-6, 8-2) finished in a close third with 67 points.

MSOE's Martina Fialova (Hluboka, Czech Republic), the No. 1 singles champion, was named the Northern Athletics Conference Player of the Year.

Edgewood College's Lizzie Starck (Williams Bay, Wis.) won the No. 2 singles title and was named the NAC Freshman of the Year.

Mike McKenzie, head coach of Aurora University earned Coach of the Year honors.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SUMMARY -
SINGLES -
No. 1 - Martina Fialova (MSOE) def. Erin Henrich (CUW) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 - Lizzie Starck (EC) def. Emily Buchinger (CUW) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 - Hannah Pincsak (EC) def. Carol Smith-Cayo (MSOE) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 - Jenny Pietkauskis (EC) def. Raquel Schmitz (AU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
No. 5 - Erica Troia (EC) def. Macey Pruett (AU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 - Rebecca Chavey (EC) def. Amanda Walden (AU) 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES -
No. 1 - Erin Henrich/Emily Buchinger (CUW) def. Hannah Pincsak/Lizzie Starck (EC) 8-1
No. 2 - Kelsey Steinhorst/Bridget Prendergast (EC) def. Siri Nelson/Raquel Schmitz (AU) 8-3
No. 3 - Brittany Storhoff/Jenny Pietkauskis (EC) def. Katie Mooney/Lauren Taugher (CUW) 8-5

TEAM POINTS SUMMARY -
1. Edgewood College, 96
2. Aurora University, 71
3. Concordia University Wisconsin, 67
4. MSOE, 57
5. Marian University, 38
6. Wisconsin Lutheran College, 33
7. Benedictine University, 32
8. Dominican University, 29
9. Concordia University Chicago, 18
10. Rockford College, 2
11. Lakeland College, 0

Northern Athletics Conference, Sports Information Department, October 5, 2008.

Updated November 13, 2008