Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey women's tennis team fell in the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship Tournament second round at Middlebury College.
 
The loss brings the Lions' season to a close as they finished 13-5 overall. They had advanced to the second round of the tournament after shutting out Baruch College, 5-0 yesterday. The Panthers improved to 14-4 and move on to the NCAA Tournament Regional Final against Johns Hopkins University.
 
TCNJ competed in the NCAA championships for the 28^th consecutive year. The received an automatic bid by winning the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship earlier this fall for the 33^rd straight year. The complete of the season also marked the end of two exceptional careers by seniors Emma Allen and Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette.
 
 
#5 Middlebury 5, #30 The College of New Jersey 0
 
Singles competition
 
1. Ria Gerger (MIDDWT) def. Brittany Reedman (TCNJWOM) 6-0, 6-2
2. Alexandra Fields (MIDDWT) vs. Emma Allen (TCNJWOM) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
3. Lily Bondy (MIDDWT) vs. Sneha Rangu (TCNJWOM) 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
4. Christina Puccinelli (MIDDWT) def. Anna Prestera (TCNJWOM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Molly Paradies (MIDDWT) vs. Alyssa Baldi (TCNJWOM) unfinished
6. Sadie Shackelford (MIDDWT) vs. Emily Szkudlarski (TCNJWOM) unfinished
 
Doubles competition
 
1. Ria Gerger/Lily Bondy (MIDDWT) def. Grace Minassian/Maddy Stoner (TCNJWOM) 8-1
2. Sadie Shackelford/Kaysee Orozco (MIDDWT) def. Emma Allen/Sneha Rangu (TCNJWOM) 8-3
3. Alexandra Fields/Christina Puccinelli (MIDDWT) def. Anna Prestera/Alyssa Baldi (TCNJWOM) 8-1
 
Match Notes:
The College of New Jersey 13-5; National ranking #30; Regional ranking #11
Middlebury 14-4; National ranking #5; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,4)
2016 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Tournament Second Round
Middlebury will play Johns Hopkins tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in the
regional final.