TOWSON, Md.- The Towson University Tigers tennis team returns to the road to face two CAA foes this week in Stony Brook and Hofstra. The Black & Gold start on Thursday against Stony Brook then wrap up the week with a Saturday matchup against Hofstra.

Records
Towson: 3-4, 1-2 CAA
Stony Brook: 5-4, 1-0 CAA
Hofstra: 1-5, 0-1 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 welcomed Drexel in Towson's CAA Home Opener on Saturday. The Tigers were able to pick up three singles points against the Dragons but dropped both of the doubles matches including a 7-6 loss in the final doubles match to fall 4-3.

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.   

Stony Brook Scouting Report
The Seawolves bring in a 5-4 record to West Point. Stony Brook started the year with a 4-3 win over St. Bonaventure but fell 4-3 to Army the next back. The Seawolves bounced back with a 4-3 win over Fairfield, then lost their next two matches to UConn, 6-1 and Quinnipiac, 4-2. Stony Brook then defeated Seton Hall 4-3 and won its CAA opener against Monmouth 5-2. Recently, the Seawolves split a weekend trip in Rohde Island, falling to Bryant 4-3, but winning 4-3 against Rhode Island.
 
Hofstra Scouting Report
The Pride has accumulated a 1-5 record so far this season. Hofstra dropped its first two matches against LIU, 7-0 and Quinnipiac, 5-2. The Pride picked up a 5-2 win against Marist, but have lost their last three matches, including a 7-0 loss to Delaware.
 
Next Up
Towson will travel down to Orlando to play West Georgia and Wisconsin Eau-Claire on March 22nd and 23rd.