2012 MAAC Tennis Championships Head to Mercer County Park
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ - The 2012
MAAC Tennis Championships begin this weekend, April 28-29 at Mercer
County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey.
The first men's semifinal matchup
is on Saturday, April 28 between top-seeded Marist and fourth-seeded Saint
Peter's at 9 a.m. Marist won the 2011 Men's Championship and ended the year
with the MAAC regular season title with a perfect 6-0 record. Saint Peter's
finished 3-2 in MAAC play.
Second-seeded Fairfield and
third-seeded Niagara will vie for a place in the MAAC Championship match in the
second semifinal matchup also at 9 a.m. Fairfield ended the season 5-1 in the MAAC while Niagara
finished with a MAAC record of 4-2.
The women's semifinal matchup action will also take place on
Saturday, April 28 between top-seeded Fairfield and fourth-seeded Saint Peter's
at 12 p.m. Fairfield ended the season as MAAC regular season title holders with
a record of 7-0. Saint Peter's clinched the fourth spot in the championship
with a record of 3-4 in the MAAC.
Also at 12 p.m. the second-seeded
Marist Red Foxes and third-seeded Loyola Greyhounds compete in the second
semifinal matchup. Marist ended the season 5-2 in the MAAC while Loyola finished
with a MAAC record of 5-2.
The championship matches will take
place on Sunday at 9 a.m. on the men's side and 12 p.m. for the women.
Admission is free to fans who
wish to attend.