STONY BROOK, N.Y.- The Stony Brook women's tennis team is set to travel to Florida Atlantic for the FAU Owl Cup. The Seawolves will compete against Northwestern State, ASA, and FAU. The tournament is Friday through Sunday, and play starts at 9:30 am each day.

Coach Glassman's Thoughts
"We're extremely excited to kick off our spring season.The squad worked very hard in the off-season and now it's time to see how we stack up. The Owl Cup will be a good indicator as to where we stand and what we need to focus on," said head coach Gary Glassman.

On Top!
In the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, the Seawolves were selected to finish first. The team received five first-place votes, along with 44 points. Rounding out the rest of the poll was Illinois State in second, followed by Drake, Missouri State, Bradley, UNI, and Valparaiso.

Last Time Out 
Stony Brook started off the 2018-2019 season strong taking home multiple titles at the MVC Individual Championship in October. In singles, Maria Pinto Ribeiro (No. 2) and Ana Carrion-Rodriguez (No. 4) were champions. In doubles, Ribeiro and Sasha Bekirova won at No. 2 and Jamie Wei and Nolwenn Cardoso won at No. 1.

Keeping it Fresh
On the team of nine, five are freshman. This group is made up of Sasha Bekirova, Jamie Wei, Mia Wong, Anastasia Koniaev, and Loreto Villalba-Rubio. Villalba-Rubio joins the squad this month, transferring in from Málaga, Spain. 

Up Next
The Seawolves will travel to Army on February 9th.