April 19, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Atlantic 10 Conference will hold its women's tennis and women's rowing championships this weekend. On Apr. 21, the 24th annual Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship begins at the Club 4 Life in Monroeville, PA. The 11th annual Atlantic 10 Women's Rowing Championship will take place on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, NJ, on Saturday, Apr. 22.

Saint Joseph's is seeded 12th in the field of 14 teams at the A-10 tennis championships and take on fifth-seeded Duquesne at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 21. Championship play starts on Friday and Saturday at 8:00am. The ninth-place match of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship begins at 8:00am on Sunday, Apr. 24. The fifth- and seventh-place matches will commence at 11:00am with the championship match and third-place match following at 1:00pm.

The 11th annual Atlantic 10 Women's Rowing Championship will take place on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, NJ, on Saturday, Apr. 22.

The women's rowing championship begins on the Cooper River at 8:00am with trials. Finals will begin at approximately 11:40am. Competing in this year's Atlantic 10 Championship are Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, La Salle, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Saint Joseph's, and Temple.

For complete results of the Atlantic 10 women's tennis and women's rowing championships, log on to www.atlantic10.org.