THIS WEEK IN RATTLERS TENNIS
March 25 • at Sul Ross State • 2 p.m. • SRSU Tennis Courts
March 27 • at Western New Mexico • 9 a.m. • WNMU Tennis Courts
March 28 • at Western New Mexico • 9 a.m. • WNMU Tennis Courts
•   The St. Mary's Women's Tennis Team continues Lone Star Conference play with a three-match road trip. The Rattlers will face Sul Ross State on Wednesday at 2 p.m., before playing at Western New Mexico on Friday and Saturday.
•   The Rattlers are one of four LSC teams to start conference play 1-0, joining #31 Angelo State, Lubbock Christian and Western New Mexico. St. Mary's defeated Cameron 5-2 in the league opener.
•   StMU is 2-0 all-time against Sul Ross State, with a pair of shutout victories in each of the last two years. The team is also 9-0 all-time against Western New Mexico, with a 2-0 record in Silver City. Last year the Gold & Blue won 7-0 at Rohrbach Tennis Stadium in the LSC opener.
•   Senior Alessia Terlizzi was named the LSC Singles Tennis Player of the Week on March 18 after winning both matches at number 1, including a dominating 6-0, 6-2 win over Division I Lamar. It was the first weekly award of her career.
•   The doubles tandem of Gia Posito and Alessia Terlizzi is ranked 26th in the nation in the ITA rankings as of March 18. The pair is 10-3 this season with a 4-2 record in duals after going 6-1 in the fall.
•   With her next singles victory, junior Selina Wu will become the first Rattler this season to 20 victories. She is 11-2 this spring after posting a record of 8-3 in the fall season. Senior Gia Posito is second on the team with 15 wins, while both Isabella Olsson and Alessia Terlizzi have 14 victories.
•   Senior Gia Posito and junior Selina Wu were named the Lone Star Conference doubles team of the week on Feb. 12 after starting the season 5-0 in both singles and doubles. The pair knocked off the number one doubles team from Division I Eastern Washington 6-2, for the lone doubles win, and then won at No. 5 and No. 1, respectively.
•   Five Rattlers were named to the Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll at the conclusion of the fall semester, and Madalyn Smelley recorded a perfect 4.00 GPA. Janel Ospanova, Gia Posito, Alessia Terlizzi and Sarah Wooten were also honored on the team.
•   Gia Posito and Alessia Terlizzi advanced to the doubles final at the ITA South Central Regional before losing to the Midwestern State team in the finals. The pair went 4-1 over the tournament, only dropping eight games in their four wins.
