FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
S-27-02-03
Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Elizabethtown Senior Erin Thompson Named to All-Conference Team in Women's Tennis

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior Erin Thompson (Middlebury, CT/Pomperaug) has been named to the All-Conference team of the Commonwealth Conference in women's tennis.

Thompson has played at number one singles for Elizabethtown over the course of the past two years, and she played at number two singles as a sophomore and a first-year. In the fall 2002 season, Thompson compiled an 8-7 overall mark in singles, and went 5-4 against Middle Atlantic Conference opponents.

Over the course of her four-year career, she totaled a 26-30 mark in singles play, and she was on the winning side of 17 doubles matches as well. Her 26 career singles wins place her third all-time at Elizabethtown, and her 17 doubles wins rank 12th at Etown. Thompson's combined total of 43 victories in singles and doubles is the fourth highest career total at Elizabethtown.

A 1999 graduate of Pomperaug High School, Thompson is majoring in business administration at Elizabethtown.

The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team concluded the fall 2002 season with a 6-8 overall record and a 2-5 mark in the Commonwealth Conference.