March 4, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- After a brief two-match trip to the Carolinas, the Navy tennis team will return home Wednesday when the Midshipmen play host to Delaware in a 2 p.m. match. If weather permits, the match will be played outdoors on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy. Should poor weather force the match indoors it will instead be contested at the nearby Tose Family Tennis Center.

"We are excited to be back at home this Wednesday," said Navy head coach John Officer. "We should be back to full health for the Delaware match. We will need to be aggressive in our approach to the match and fight for every point."

Navy enters the match on a three-match losing streak -- with those losses coming to perennial Ivy League standout Yale, No. 42 Clemson and No. 30 North Carolina State -- and with a 9-5 record on the year. Delaware, meanwhile has posted a 1-1 record on the season.