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WTEN: Highlanders Earn Top Seed in Women's Tennis Championship

| By: James Patterson
LATHAM, NY - The 2024 United East Women's Tennis field is set, as the League schedule came to a close on Saturday afternoon as Cairn University earned the No. 1 seed in the Skye Division after a 9-0 victory over Cedar Crest on Saturday to finish the season 4-0 and collect the regular season divisional title. 
 
In the Skye Division, Bryn Athyn has earned the No. 3 seed after this afternoon's match and will travel to Notre Dame in a rematch of the season-finale: this time in the Skye semifinals.  Clarks Summit University has earned the No. 4 seed and will travel to No. 1 seed Cairn University in the Skye Division semifinal round.  Skye Division finals will be held at the highest remaining seed on Saturday, April 27.
 
THE FIELD:
Notre Dame of Maryland (3-1) was able to capture the No. 2 seed after having the second-best record in conference play. No.3 seed belongs to Brynn Athyn (2-2) after a .500 regular season. In the last playoff spot, Clark Summit was able to get the No.4 seed after defeating Cedar Crest College. Untied East Semi-Finals will take place on Tuesday, April 23. No. 1 seed Highlanders will host a match against No. 4 seed Clark Summit and No. 2 seed Notre Dame of Maryland will host a match against No.3 Bryn Athyn.

The winner of the two matches will face off for the Skye Division Final, highest renaming seed will host the match on Saturday, April 27. Following that, the Divisional Final winner will face the Volt Division winner in the United East Championship match on Saturday, May 4 at Hershey Racquet Club.

OUR TEAM:
The Highlanders clinched the No. 1 seed as they seek to capture their first Untied East Conference championship in program history. The team finished the season with a record of 9-3 and 4-0 in conference play, winning at a high rate is nothing new for the team. The Women's tennis team have been repeat Colonial States Athletic Conference champions in the last four years. In singles play, senior Rachel Campbell-Robertson (Richmond, VA / Veritas School) was dominant all season long with a record of 9-1. Junior Ersy Neal (Wayne, PA / Delaware County Chrisitan School) was also amazing in singles play with a record of 7-3. The highlanders also had a lot of success in doubles play. The duo of seniors Gabriella Hurst (Stevens, PA / Cocalico High School) and Abby Horning (St. Adamstown, PA / Cocalico) showed out with a record of 4-3. Freshman Reagan Griffith (Doylestown, PA / Central Bucks East High School) and Neal finished the season with a 7-4 record.

THE MATCHUP:
Cairn is going into the playoffs as the highest seed in the playoffs against No. 4 seed Clark Summit. The Highlanders hosted a match against the Defenders on April 6 in the beginning of the year and won 9-0. An all-around great performance from our of Cairn's Womens tennis during this match.

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