Mount St. Mary's Women's Tennis
at George Mason 3/2 Invitational
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Fairfax,Va.

Mount Update: The Mount defeated Shepherd, 7-2, on Tuesday in their first dual match of the season. The Mount took five of six singles matches while capturing two of three doubles matches on the day. Senior Emily Bolchoz is 3-1 on the year in singles play to pace the Mountaineers. The doubles tandem of Bolchoz and Renee Deane has picked up where it left off last year, winning four of their first five matches in 2010.

About the George Mason 3/2 Invitational: The fourth annual George Mason 3/2 Invitational features host George Mason, the Mount, George Washington, Georgetown and Virginia State. Teams will play three singles and two doubles matches simultaneously with all matches being best two out of three with a super tiebreaker instead of a full third set.

The Mount's schedule at the event will be against George Mason at 10:15 a.m., Virginia State at 12:15 p.m. and versus George Washington at 4:00 p.m.

About Last Year: The Mount's 16 wins last year were the second-best single-season mark in school history. It is also the sixth-straight season the Mount has posted double figures in wins. The Mount earned the No. 5 seed at the NEC Tournament. Emily Bolchoz led the Mountaineers with 19 singles wins in 2009-10 while the doubles pair of Bolchoz and Renee Deane also won 19 times. Deane earned Second Team All-NEC honors at the No. 5 singles spot in the lineup.

Six Years and Counting: The Mount women's tennis team has posted six straight seasons with double-figures in wins. Last year, the Mount went 16-5, marking the second-most wins in a season since the Mount moved to Division I in 1988-89. The Mount has posted a winning record in five of the six seasons while going 10-10 in 2008-09.

Bolchoz Among Career Leaders: Senior Emily Bolchoz has a career record of 61-24 in singles matches at the Mount, good for the sixth-most singles wins all-time at the Mount. Bochoz is five singles wins behind Valeria Topol (65-37, 1992-96) and Bronwyn Williams (65-35, 1988-92), who are tied for fourth all-time at MSM. She is also 50-18 all-time in singles dual matches, good for second place behind Chelsea Johnson (64-27, 2006-10).

Record Breakers: The doubles tandem of Emily Bolchoz and Renee Deane went 19-7 last year, breaking the school's single-season mark for wins by a doubles team. The pair went 15-6 in dual matches, tying the school's single-season mark in that category. The duo has continued last year's momentum by winning four of their first five matches this season.

Sophomores Coming Off Strong Rookie Seasons: Sophomores Kelly Conroy, Renee Deane and Carly Landini all had strong debut seasons for the Mount last year. Conroy, playing at No. 3 singles, went 17-6 in singles play, including an impressive 15-4 in dual matches. Dean, named Second Team All-Northeast Conference at No. 5 singles, was 16-7 in singles action. Landini posted a 15-10 mark in singles while playing at the No. 4 spot in the lineup.

Up next: The Mount returns to action on Wednesday, September 29, with a 3:00 p.m. match against Saint Joseph's at the MSM Tennis Courts.