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Royals End Spring Break Trip With 9-0 Victory Over Franklin (Ind.) Saturday Morning

Megan Azzalina Devon Cohen
Courtney Barron Nicole Mahaffey
Emily Walsh Lindsay Ward

Box Score

HILTON HEAD, SC—The University of Scranton women’s tennis team ended a four-match Spring Break trip on a positive note Saturday morning, downing Franklin College (Indiana), 9-0.

The Royals, now 2-4 overall, received two wins apiece today from senior captain Lindsay Ward (Bensalem, Pa./Archbishop Ryan), junior Devon Cohen (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham), sophomores Megan Azzalina (Easton, Pa./Notre Dame) and Nicole Mahaffey (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity), and freshmen Courtney Barron (New City, NY/Clarkstown South) and Emily Walsh (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory).

Cohen picked up the 15th win over her career in singles, defeating Melissa Sanders, 6-3, 6-2, at the number one position in the lineup and improved her team-leading record to 3-3 on the year.

Azzalina and Mahaffey improved to their team-leading record in doubles to 4-1 by defeating Chelsea Howell and Chelsea Platt, 8-3, at number two.

The Royals will return to action this Tuesday, April 2, against Drew University in Landmark Conference action beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The results of today’s match are as follows:

Scranton 9, Franklin College (Ind.) 0

Doubles
1. Devon Cohen/Emily Walsh (S) def. Bethany Harris/Melissa Sanders, 8-3
2. Megan Azzalina/Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. Chelsea Howell/Chelsea Platt, 8-3
3. Courtney Barron/Lindsay Ward (S) def. Shawnee Bayes/Becky Bonomini, 8-1

Singles
1. Devon Cohen (S) def. Melissa Sanders, 6-3, 6-2
2. Megan Azzalina (S) def. Bethany Harris, 6-2, 6-4
3. Emily Walsh (S) def. Chelsea Howell, 6-2, 6-0
4. Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. Shawnee Bayes, 6-1, 6-2
5. Lindsay Ward (S) def. Becky Bonomini, 6-2, 6-2
6. Courtney Barron (S) def. Chelsea Platt, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

--ROYALS--

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Players Mentioned

Megan Azzalina

Megan Azzalina

Sophomore
Courtney Barron

Courtney Barron

Freshman
Devon Cohen

Devon Cohen

5' 5"
Junior
Nicole Mahaffey

Nicole Mahaffey

Sophomore
Emily Walsh

Emily Walsh

Freshman
Lindsay Ward

Lindsay Ward

5' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Megan Azzalina

Megan Azzalina

Sophomore
Courtney Barron

Courtney Barron

Freshman
Devon Cohen

Devon Cohen

5' 5"
Junior
Nicole Mahaffey

Nicole Mahaffey

Sophomore
Emily Walsh

Emily Walsh

Freshman
Lindsay Ward

Lindsay Ward

5' 4"
Senior
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