Worcester State Earns No. 5 Seed in Little East Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women's tennis team has earned the No. 5 spot in the Little East Conference (LEC) women's tennis tournament which is scheduled to begin tomorrow (Oct. 17).

The women's tennis team wrapped up the 2017 fall season with an 8-5 overall record and a 5-3 mark in the league. Worcester State's Alexis Silk (Greenfield, Mass.) and Dominique Alves (Ludlow, Mass.) led the Lancers in the regular season as they marked 10-3 and 9-1 singles records, respectively, and as doubles partners went 4-1.

Rhode Island College was tabbed the regular season champions after completing the season undefeated in the league. UMass Dartmouth was the other team to earn a bye as they earned the No. 2 seed with a 6-2 conference record.

The first round of the tournament will be held tomorrow (Oct. 17) as No. 6 UMass Boston will travel to No. 3 Bridgewater State, and No. 5 Worcester State will travel to No. 4 Plymouth State. The semifinals will be held on Thursday (Oct. 19), while the championship is scheduled for Saturday (Oct. 21) at the highest remaining seed's courts.

Little East Standings

No. 1 Rhode Island College (8-0)

No. 2 UMass Dartmouth (6-2)

No. 3 Bridgewater State (6-2)

No. 4 Plymouth State (5-3)

No. 5 Worcester State (5-3)

No. 6 UMass Boston (3-5)

Per the sport code, both ties were broken via head-to-head competition. UMass Dartmouth defeated Bridgewater State 5-4 on Sept. 26, and Plymouth State defeated Worcester State 7-2 on Sept. 16.

The complete LEC Tournament bracket (which includes dates) and matchups are updated on the LEC website and came be found by following the link: http://www.littleeast.com/sports/wten/2017-18/bracket