WALTHAM, Mass. – The Saint Anselm College women's tennis team will take on Bentley University in the First Round of the Northeast-10 Conference playoffs this Sunday, Apr. 25 at 3 p.m.

Saint Anselm enters play with a 2-8 overall record on the season and is making its first NE10 postseason appearance since the 2011. The Hawks are in search of their first win in postseason play since Apr. 24, 2004.

Bentley also owns a 2-8 overall record and will look to snap an eight-match losing streak. Earlier this season, the Falcons opened their season with a 5-2 win over the Hawks in a contest played at Southern New Hampshire University.

No spectators will be permitted to attend the match held at the Woburn Racquet Club.

SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Last time out, Assumption picked up a 6-1 win over the Hawks. Assumption won all three doubles matches with the closest of the day coming at No. 3 doubles. Reigning NE10 Rookie of the Week Elizabeth Janiak (Nashua, N.H.) partnered with junior Josie Hulbert (Loudonville, N.Y.) to record a 6-2 loss in the No. 3 singles showdown.
• In the final match of the afternoon against the Greyhounds, sophomore Anastasia Kapothanasis (Westbrook, Maine) finished with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Assumption's Caitlin Sze in what was one of the closer match-ups of the day.
• Saint Anselm defeated Saint Michael's twice this season, picking up a 7-0 win on Friday, Apr. 16 before locking up a 6-1 victory on Tuesday, Apr. 20. Dropping the doubles point against the Purple Knights this past Tuesday, the Hawks have eased their way to 10 singles wins and two additional victories by default.
• Senior Dominique Bolduc (Manchester, N.H.) has three singles wins on the year, all of them coming at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Anastasia Kapothanasis (Westbrook, Maine) also has three wins in singles play, each of them at No. 2 – in just two seasons, she has racked up eight wins for the Hawks in singles action.
• The Hawks are led by Head Coach Matt Tiberii, who is in the middle of his second season working with the Saint Anselm women's tennis program. Tiberii, an active tennis professional, is on the staff at the Woburn Racquet Club, the host site for his team's NE10 First Round tilt.

SCOUTING BENTLEY

• Last time out, Bentley dropped a 9-0 match to NCAA Division III Brandeis. The Falcons have defeated only the Hawks and American International on the year.
• The Falcons have just one win at No. 2 singles and higher as Adriana Hiraldo picked up a No. 1 singles victory on Mar. 25 against Saint Anselm.
• Alessa Matuty has a team-leading two singles wins during the 2021 season, earning them both at No. 3 singles.
• Bentley is coached by Rick Edelmann, who is in the midst of his eighth season leading the Falcons' men's and women's tennis programs. He most recently served as the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Boston University (NCAA Division I) and guided the Amherst (NCAA Division III) men's tennis team from 2004-07.

ALL-TIME vs. BENTLEY

• Bentley holds the all-time edge in the series over the Hawks, winning 28 of the 44 matches played.
• The Falcons have claimed wins in 25 of the prior 28 contests dating back to Oct. 14, 1996, including a series-long winning streak of 14.
• The Hawks most recently won on Oct. 12, 2018, recording a 5-2 decision.

ALL-TIME in NE10 POSTSEASON PLAY

• Since the NE10 postseason switched to a head-to-head team championship format in 1999, the Hawks and Falcons have battled on three occasions. Bentley claimed victory in two NE10 Quarterfinals meetings and one NE10 Semifinals showdown.
• The Falcons most recently made the postseason in 2014 and 2017. The Hawks last made the playoffs in 2011, falling to Stonehill by a 5-0 score in the NE10 Quarterfinals.
• The Hawks finished as the NE10 runner-up in 2004, beating Saint Michael's by a 5-1 score in the NE10 Semifinals before falling to Bryant in the title game on Apr. 25, 2004. That season, Saint Anselm made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship, falling to Millersville in the First Round.