MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's tennis team is in pursuit of a Northeast-10 Conference victory on Saturday, welcoming Saint Michael's College to the Derryfield School courts at 1 p.m.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (3-8, 1-6 NE10)
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SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE PURPLE KNIGHTS (1-9, 0-7 NE10)
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Saint Anselm owns a 3-8 record and a 1-6 mark against NE10 opponents. Saint Michael's comes in with a 1-9 overall record and an 0-7 record versus league foes. The Hawks have won four of the last five matches against Saint Michael's dating back to the 2017-18 season.

SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Last time out against Southern New Hampshire, the Hawks claimed a No. 3 doubles win thanks to standout performances by Elle Doucette (Newburyport, Mass.) and Abigail Svor (Lewiston, Maine). The Penmen, however, were able to lock down a 7-0 win over Saint Anselm.
• Freshman Julia Svor (Lewiston, Maine) has four wins at No. 3 singles with classmate Olivia Parzick (Bow, N.H.) owning a 4-2 record at No. 4 singles. Combined, Saint Anselm owns a 5-5 record at No. 2 doubles and a winning record (5-4) at No. 3 doubles.
• The Hawks have won five of their last seven matches at No. 3 doubles, including one of those that was unfinished due to Assumption finishing off the doubles point prior to completion. Saint Anselm has also won three of its last five matches at No. 5 singles.
• Two of the final three matches for Saint Anselm will be played at the Derryfield School courts. The Hawks return to action against Bentley at home on Thursday, Oct. 14 before wrapping up the regular-season schedule at Adelphi on Saturday, Oct. 16.

PREVIEWING THE PURPLE KNIGHTS

• Ava Albis owns a 2-6 record at No. 2 singles and is followed by Bree Cotroneo and her 2-6 mark at No. 3 singles. Annie Serkes has the most singles wins for the Purple Knights, claiming wins in four of her seven matches to date at No. 5 singles.
• Albis has partnered with Elly McKenna at No. 1 doubles to claim two wins so far this season.
• Megan Collins earned her first career win as Head Coach of Saint Michael's on Sept. 8 as her squad defeated Plattsburgh State by a 6-1 margin.
• The Purple Knights are looking for their first NCAA Division II win since the 2019-20 season when they turned away American International on Oct. 5, 2019.

ALL-TIME vs. SAINT MICHAEL'S

• Saint Anselm downed Saint Michael's for each of its two wins in the 2020-21 season, cutting the Purple Knights' all-time lead in the series to 23-14.
• The Hawks have won four of the last five and five of the last seven over Saint Michael's.
• From Oct. 12, 1997 through Sept. 24, 2014, the Purple Knights claimed victory in 19 of 21 matches.