It is a day full of lasts for the women's tennis team.

Not only is it the last home meet for senior co-captains Kelly Erven and Cathy Kissell, but it is also the last Atlantic 10 home competition because of the team's move to the Big Ten next year.

Today's matchup, against Temple at 2:30 p.m., will be a challenge for the 14-2 Lady Lions.

"We're at the point where everybody wants to beat us because we've beaten everybody," Coach Sue Whiteside said. "They're definitely not a team we can take lightly. We can't underestimate them. They've got talent."

The Lady Lions defeated Temple last year, 6-2. The team has also seen Temple compete at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Yale and the Princeton Invitational.

The matchup will be especially significant for Erven and Kissell.

"Every year they're a really tough team to play," Kissell said. "They're just a tough team from top to bottom. . . . We're going to have to go out there and play some good tennis."

Kissell's career singles record in 54-30. This year her doubles record with Jennifer Farrington is 22-5. In October, Kissell and Farrington were first in the ECAC championships.

Kissell explained she will be both excited and sad in her last home match.

"We still have a job to do in taking on Temple," she said. However, Kissell also admitted that she would like to finish well at home.

"I hope things work out for them because they deserve it," Whiteside said.

Erven is the No. 1 player in singles and doubles for the third year in a row. Her career singles record is 66-11.

As part of a doubles team with Claudia Karabedian, Erven has won the ECAC title twice and has made it to the NCAA Championships once.

Both Erven and Kissell are to receive academic achievement awards. To be eligible for these awards each had to maintain above a 3.0 cumulative grade point average each semester.

Erven, Kissell and the rest of the team prepared for today's competition with solid, intense practices to stay sharp, Whiteside said.

"We're ready condition-wise," she said. "With the season where it is now I'm not really worried about their abilities."

Team unity also will be a factor in today's competition.

"You can always count on the total team effort as far as support," Kissell said.

Whoever is off the court will cheer on her teammates who are still competing. This helps the players get through tough matches, Kissell said.

"If we were playing as individuals we wouldn't have a record of 14-2," Whiteside said.