The Presidents' Athletic Conference Contributed To This Release 

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Tennis Championship Tournament Semifinals and Championship will take place this weekend at the Janet Swanson Tennis Center.

This is the fourth year the PAC Championship Tournament will feature a team championship bracket format, with Tuesday's first round, Friday's semifinal round and Saturday's championship match. The league had previously sponsored a flighted championship, with individual players and doubles pairings exclusively seeded and not based on a team's regular-season finish, since supporting a full complement of women's sports (1985-2017). 

Westminster College and Grove City College each claimed quarterfinal victories in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Tennis Championship Tournament Tuesday afternoon to advance to Friday's semifinal round. This year's PAC Championship Tournament features a six-team championship bracket format. 

Number three Westminster (10-2) cruised to a 9-0 win over No. 6 Thiel College (2-11) in New Wilmington. Number four Grove City (9-4) posted a 7-2 victory over No. 5 Saint Vincent College (5-7) at the Walters-Zbell Tennis Courts in Grove City.  

Top-seeded Franciscan University (10-2) and No. 2 Washington & Jefferson College (7-2) received quarterfinal byes. 

W&J is led by senior Maya Krishnasamy (Ventura, Calif./Ventura) and freshman Nidhi Pulicherla (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton). 

Krishnasamy improved her career record to 43-7 overall with a straight sets (6-0, 6-2) win at first singles. Krishnasamy is 32-2 all-time in PAC singles matches. She holds an 8-1 record in singles play this all. Pulicherla enters tournament play with a perfect 9-0 record at the No. 2 singles spot in her rookie season. The Krishnasamy/Pulicherla pairing is 7-1 (6-1 PAC) at No. 1 doubles.

Friday's semifinals and Saturday's championship match will utilize the nine-point team format with matches played to decision (first team to 5 individual match wins). 

On Friday, No. 1 Franciscan will face No. 4 Grove City at 1 p.m. Number two W&J will take on No. 3 Westminster at 4 p.m.

Saturday's title match is scheduled for 1 p.m. 

This year's tournament champion will secure the PAC's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championships. Team selections for the Division III Championships will be announced Monday, May 9, 2022. The first round of the Division III Championships is slated for Thursday, May 12. 

Please Note: Fans planning to attend the semifinal and title matches this weekend at W&J will not be required to wear masks when in outdoor areas, but are asked to adhere to proper distancing measures. For outdoor events, masks are recommended at all times for unvaccinated guests. 
 

2021 PAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament
Tuesday, October 19 Start times tentative
3:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal	No. 3 Westminster 9, No. 6 Thiel 0	New Wilmington, Pa.
3:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal	No. 4 Grove City 7, No. 5 Saint Vincent 2	Grove City, Pa.
Friday, October 22 Start times tentative
1 p.m.	Semifinal (1)	No. 4 Grove City vs. No. 1 Franciscan	Washington, Pa.
4 p.m.	Semifinal (2)	No. 3 Westminster vs. No. 2 W&J	Washington, Pa.
Saturday, October 23 Start times tentative
1 p.m.	Championship	Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. winner of Semifinal 2	Washington, Pa.