Spiders Morning Jolt 4/26: A-10 Championship Wins

See the women's tennis team's results in the A-10 Championships.

Good morning. Don’t miss out on two huge lacrosse games tomorrow!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🎾 Championship results
⚽️ Summer camps
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Still Goin’. The women’s tennis team won the opening round of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championships over No. 9 George Washington and round two against No. 1 VCU. The Spiders won 4-1 after winning the doubles point and three singles matches. Elizabeth Novak clinched the win with her victory on court No. 5.

The Spiders also beat VCU 4-1. They lost the doubles point but came back in singles play, where they won four singles matches. Polina Shitikova clinched the win on court No. 6 for the victory. Now, the women will play No. 4 Fordham tonight at 5:30 p.m. ET.

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🔼 Summer Camps! Women’s soccer head coach Adam Denton announced this year’s upcoming summer camps! There will be multiple Senior ID Prospect Clinics in June and July. Players rising into grades 8-12 are welcome to join on June 9, July 14 and July 27-28. ⚽️ Read more about the camps here. 

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Getting Close. The baseball team has four series and two midweek games left in the regular season. As of April 25, the team is ranked in the top five of the conference standings.

What are the Spiders ranked?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Weekly Honor. The Atlantic 10 Conference named Elke Van der Westhuizen Track Performer of the Week. Van der Westhuizen took 7th place in the 200m at the Virginia Challenge. She had a personal best time of 24.02. This mark stands at No. 1 in the conference. 👟 Read more about Van der Westhuizen here.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, April 26

👟 Track and Field Penn Relays | Watch | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championships vs. St. Bonaventure or Saint Joseph’s @ 11:30am ET | Watch | Live Stats | Tournament Central
⚾️ Baseball at St. Bonaventure @ 3pm ET | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championships vs. No. 4 Fordham @ 5:30pm ET | Watch | Live Stats | Tournament Central

Saturday, April 27

👟 Track and Field Penn Relays | Watch | Live Stats
⛳️ Men’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championships
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. UMass | Watch | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball at St. Bonaventure @ 12pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Saint Joseph’s @ 4pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, April 28

⛳️ Men’s Golf Atlantic 10 Championships
⚾️ Baseball at St. Bonaventure @ 11am ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 4th!

(Saint Louis #1, Dayton #2, VCU #3)

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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