FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
S-18-03-04
Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Elizabethtown College Junior Mel Parenteau Named Commonwealth Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior Mel Parenteau (Marydel, MD/North Caroline) has been named the Commonwealth Conference women's tennis Player of the Week for the period beginning the 2003 season.

Parenteau, who plays number three singles and number one doubles for Elizabethtown, has not given up more than four games in an entire singles match thus far this season. Through three matches, Parenteau has defeated her opponents by scores of 6-0, 6-2; 6-0, 6-0; and 6-4, 6-0. She is thus far 3-0 in both singles and doubles matches in 2003.

In doubles matches, Parenteau has teamed up with first-year Stacy Shapiro (Audobon, PA/Methacton) to win matches by scores of 8-4, 8-2, and 8-6.

Over the course of her career at Etown, Parenteau has run up a 19-8 record in singles competition and a 17-14 record in doubles matches.

The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team is currently 3-0 overall and will face Franklin & Marshall on the road today at 3:45 p.m.