Center Valley, PA (April 27, 2017) - The DeSales University women's tennis team clinched a home playoff match with a 6-3 win over Eastern University in MAC Freedom action on Thursday afternoon.

The Bulldogs (16-1, 5-0 MAC Freedom) have now won 16-straight matches and are tied for first with Wilkes University heading into a weekend match-up vs. the Colonels with the winner earning the MAC Freedom postseason tournament top seed.  DSU can finish no lower than the #2 seed and will host at least one playoff match next week.

DSU took a 2-1 lead after doubles action on Thursday as junior Kelly Nguyen and freshman Amber Achenbach won a hard fought match at the No. 1 position, 8-6, and freshman Sarah Chan and senior Melissa Tucker won 8-4 in the No. 3 spot.

Nguyen was also a singles winner in the No. 1 spot, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (8-6) with two hard fought tie break wins.  Achenbach joined Nguyen as a double winner with a 6-3, 6-3 win at the No. 3 spot and senior Shannon O'Malley was a 6-2, 6-0 winner in the No. 4 position, recording her 11th straight singles win.  Chan rounded out the winner with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 win in the No. 6 position.

The Bulldogs will host Wilkes on Saturday at 1:00 pm with the winner earning the postseason tournament top seed and the loser falling to the second seed.