|
|
| Emily
Walsh |
Lindsay
Ward |
|
|
| Lisa-Marie
Lanciotti |
|
Box Score
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—The University of Scranton women’s
tennis team failed to hang on to a 2-1 lead after doubles
competition and lost a 5-4 decision to Moravian College in Landmark
Conference action Wednesday.
After lightening was spotted in the area, the final match of the
day was moved indoors, with Moravian’s Brittany Hodge
overcoming a 6-2 loss in the first set to take the next two, 6-4,
6-4, against Royal sophomore Nicole Mahaffey (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity) for
the match-deciding point.
Sophomore Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (Northport, NY/Kings
Park) won two matches for Scranton today, teaming with
senior captain Lindsay Ward (Bensalem, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)
to defeated Courtnie Lambert and Olivia Sonnabend at the number
three doubles, 8-4, before defeating Lambert, 6-2, 6-2, at the
number five singles. Lanciotti is now 4-2 in singles and 3-1
in doubles this year.
Mahaffey and fellow sophomore doubles’ partner Megan Azzalina (Easton, Pa./Notre Dame)
improved to their team-leading record to 6-1 on the season with an
8-5 win over Hodge and Katike Zien at the number two spot in the
lineup.
Royal freshman Emily
Walsh (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) won her
fifth straight match in singles and improved to 6-4 on the year
with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Eric Venuti at the number three
position.
The loss today drops the Royals to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in the
conference while the Lady Greyhounds move to 9-2 overall and 2-2 in
the Landmark.
Scranton will play its fourth Landmark Conference match in eight
days when it hosts Susquehanna University this Saturday, April 13,
at 1:00 p.m. at the Royal Courts on campus.
The results of today’s match are as follows:
Moravian College 5, University of Scranton 4
Doubles
1. Melissa Follett/Erica Venuti (M) def. Devon Cohen/Emily Walsh,
8-4
2. Megan Azzalina/Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. Brittany Hodge/Katie
Zien, 8-5
3. Lisa-Marie Lanciotti/Lindsay Ward (S) def. Courtnie
Lambert/Olivia Sonnabend, 8-4
Singles
1. Melissa Follett (M) def. Devon Cohen, 6-1, 6-1
2. Katie Zien (M) def. Megan Azzalina, 6-4, 6-3
3. Emily Walsh (S) def. Erica Venuti, 6-1, 6-1
4. Brittany Hodge (M) def. Nicole Mahaffey, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (S) def. Courtnie Lambert, 6-2, 6-2
6. Olivia Sonnabend (M) def. Lindsay Ward, 6-0, 6-3
--ROYALS--
