WILKES-BARRE – The top-seeded Wilkes University women's tennis team is set to host fourth-seeded Misericordia Universiy in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) Quarterfinal match Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Ralston Athletic Complex.

Live video will be available and can be found here through the Wilkes website. Per Wilkes' spectator policy, spectators will be limited to three guests per Wilkes' student-athlete and spectators from the visiting team are prohibited.

Wilkes earned the No. 1 seed in the MAC Freedom Championship with an unbeaten regular season at 7-0 in conference play and 10-0 overall. Wilkes has won the last 13 MAC Freedom titles. They defeated King's in the first round of the tournament 5-0, while Misericordia defeated Arcadia 5-3.
 
The Colonels defeated Misericordia 7-2 in the regular season.  Dasha Yakhnis (Verona, NJ/Verona) and Dagney Markle (New Oxford, PA/New Oxford) defeated Brianna Pizzano and Emily Brecker in top doubles billing, while Pizzano defeated   Pizzano defeated Yakhnis in the top singles match, while Brecker beat Markle in second billing.  The Colonels swept the rest of the matches against the Cougars.
 
The Colonels are 22-0 against the Cougars since the 2007-2008 season.  Wilkes has a 50-7 overall singles record in the regular season and a 29-1 doubles record. Misericordia has a 26-20 singles record and a 10-13 doubles record.

The 2021 MAC Freedom Women's Tennis Championship is slated to take place on Tuesday, May 4 with the quarterfinal round, Wednesday, May 6 with the semifinal round and conclude on Saturday, May 8 with the title match. The MAC Freedom Champion will earn the conference's NCAA Division III Championship automatic qualifier (AQ).

The other semifinal match features #2 Stevens Institute of Technology hosting #3 DeSales University.  The winner of that match and Wilkes/Misericordia will meet in the MAC Freedom finals on Saturday, May 8. 

2021 MAC Freedom Championship t-shirts will only be available via online order through May 10th. Championship merchandise features a teal moisture wicking short sleeve t-shirt with the championship logo on the front and all of the conference team logos on the back for $18 plus additional shipping fees. To order a t-shirt, click here.