The last day of the 2010 women's tennis season brought with it something new for the Chargers - they decided to play twice in one day. Facing Kean and Ramapo on Friday afternoon and night, the Chargers lost their final two matches of the season to end the year with a record of 7-7.

The seven wins are the most in the program's three year history. Prior to this season, LBC had just two wins ever and they came via forfeits by the opposing team. Throughout the year, the Chargers beat two NCCAA East Region opponents, Philadelphia Biblical and Baptist Bible, as well as upsetting out of region foes St. Mary's [Md.] and William Paterson.

Senior Nicole Karschner got the lone LBC win at Kean on Friday afternoon, beating Lisette LaForge, 6-2, 6-4 at number one singles.

"Nicole was our best player throughout the year," LBC Head Coach Zach Freeman said. "She won nine times at number one singles and prior to this year, we had never won at match at one singles."

After the Kean match, the Chargers headed north on Route 287 and began their match with Ramapo under the lights at 7:30 p.m. The Roadrunners, the second best team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, dispatched the Chargers, 9-0, but not without LBC's Michelle Ringler putting a scare into Ramapo's Erin Gerhard at number five singles. Ringler lost, 6-2, 7-6(7-4).

"I truthfully told the ladies I thought before the season began we had a really good chance to win around four matches," Freeman said. "For them to have a .500 season and to beat some of the teams they did, is really a tribute to their hard work and dedication."

This will be the last time the Chargers play the majority of their schedule in the fall. Because LBC is joining the North Eastern Athletic Conference, they will be playing both men's and women's tennis in the spring, starting with the 2011-12 season.

"We have this weird period now where we won't play a full season for basically a year and a half," Freeman said. "We are losing a lot of ladies between now and then due to graduation and then some of them student teaching. We need to make sure we sustain this momentum and continue to have a strong program."

Friday's matches were the final ones for Senior Becky Griffes. Griffes, mainly a doubles player this season, has played on the squad all three seasons and was an important part of the team the past two years.

"Becky has done everything we have asked," Freeman said. "She worked hard over the summer, came into preseason and was told she was just playing doubles and instead of pouting, she put all her effort into becoming a solid doubles player. We are going to miss her quiet leadership and positive attitude."

The Chargers will once again play a non-traditional season in the spring with three or four matches against local schools.

"Hopefully we can get some new talent out there this spring and start reloading for the spring of 2012," Freeman said.