TOWSON, Md.- The Towson University Tigers tennis team hosts its CAA home opener against Drexel at the Coppermine Racquet and Fitness Club in Pikesville, Maryland on Saturday, March 11th at 5 p.m.

Records
Towson: 3-3, 1-1 CAA
Drexel: 5-8, 0-0 CAA                                                

Highly Awarded
Sarah Pospischill was selected as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women's Tennis Player of the Week. Pospischill is the first Tiger to win CAA Player of the Week since Phoebe Collins won the honor in 2019. She went 2-0 at No. 1 singles to lead Towson to victories over Rider (4-2) and CAA foe Monmouth (5-2) last week.
 
The senior from Reisenburg, Austria defeated Rider's Leila Koster, 6-2, 6-4, as the Black & Gold swept the top three singles spots. She followed with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win over Monmouth's Ann Spurka as Towson again won the top three spots. Pospischill went 1-0 at No. 1 doubles, picking up a win against the duo of Koster/ Agnese Ceccarelli from Rider 6-2.
 
Last Time Out
The Black & Gold traveled to New Jersey to face Rider and Monmouth last weekend. Towson was victorious against Rider 4-2 after sweeping doubles play and Lea Kosanovic completed her comeback by winning the tiebreaking set 10-8. Towson followed up with a 5-2 win over Monmouth after winning the top three singles matches and sweeping doubles play again.
 
Schedule Update 
The Tigers have a couple of changes to their spring schedule. The Black & Gold have added CAA newcomers North Carolina A&T and Hampton to the schedule. The Tigers will play the Aggies on March 24th in Greensboro, while hosting Hampton at the Tiger Tennis Complex on April 10th. Towson also added Loyola on April 13th at the Tiger Tennis Complex.
 
Fall Recap 
Towson competed in three tournaments during the fall season. The Tigers opened play at the Tribe Invitational and picked up a double win from the duo of Antonia Lawson/Olivia Rothfeld. The team then competed in the Bedford Cup, where Rothfeld won her singles bracket over former Tiger Sissi Axelsson. Sarah Pospischill finished as a runner-up in her flight, falling to Sifa Butcher 6-4, 6-3. In doubles, the duo of Lawson & Rothfeld won their bracket over Morgan State's Lauryn Hall/Averiana Mitchell. The final tournament Towson participated in was the Fall Tiger Classic. The Tigers picked up 14 wins across three days of play, with Jessica Assenmacher winning two matches in her final two games as a Tiger.   

Drexel Scouting Report
The Dragons bring in a 5-8 record and start CAA play against the Tigers. Drexel started the spring season with a 4-3 win over Fordham, but followed with a 6-1 loss to Rutgers. The Dragons then defeated St. Francis Brooklyn 4-2. Drexel fell 4-2 to Syracuse and 5-2 to LIU but was victorious 5-2 against Delaware State. The Dragons won 5-2 over Lehigh, then lost to Fairfield 4-3 and UConn 4-0. Drexel swept Norfolk State 7-0, but has lost the last three matches against Penn (7-0), NJIT (4-3) and Temple (4-3).
 
Next Up
Towson will travel to West Point, New York to face Stony Brook on Thursday, March 18th at 6:30 p.m.