Salisbury, St. Mary's and York all successfully defended home court Monday in the first round of the 2008 CAC women's tennis playoffs.

Second-seeded Salisbury posted a 9-0 shutout against seventh-seeded Wesley and will join top-seeded Mary Washington as hosts for Thursday's conference semifinals.  As the top seed, UMW drew a bye in Monday's playoff action.

The four-time defending CAC champion Eagles will host fourth-seeded York in one semifinal match Thursday (4/17) while the Sea Gulls will play host to third-seeded St. Mary's.  York advanced with a 6-3 win over fifth-seeded Hood while SMC posted a 7-2 triumph over sixth-seeded Villa Julie on Monday.

The CAC Women's Tennis Championship match is scheduled for Saturday (4/19) at the home courts of the highest remaining seed (time TBA).