|
|
|
Megan
Azzalina |
Nicole
Mahaffey |
Lisa-Marie
Lanciotti |
|
|
|
Emily
Walsh |
Lindsay
Ward |
|
Box Score
TOWSON, Md. – The University of Scranton women's
tennis team matched last season's feat by winning twice on
the road in the playoffs to capture its second straight Landmark
Conference title on Saturday with a 5-3 victory over Goucher
College. The victory advances the Royals to the NCAA Tournament for
the second time in school history.
The Royals, who were the no. 3 seed for the second straight
season, won the title by taking four of the five singles matches
that were completed. Sophomores Megan Azzalina (Easton, Pa./Notre Dame),
Nicole Mahaffey (Harrisburg,
Pa./Trinity) and Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (Northport, N.Y./Kings
Park) and freshman Emily
Walsh (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) earned
victories to seal the championships for Scranton.
Scranton (9-7) fell behind, 2-1, after doubles play, but rallied
for the win. Azzalina and senior Lindsay Ward (Bensalem, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)
earned the only doubles point for the Royals, prevailing 8-5 at No.
3 doubles.
Scranton then took the championship by winning four singles
matches. The Royals also won four singles matches in a 6-3 victory
over Goucher (12-5) in the regular season finale on Sunday, April
21.
Azzalina posted a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles while Walsh
rolled to a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 4. Scranton then got a 7-5, 6-1 win
from Mahaffey at No. 5 and Lanciotti cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at
No. 6. Walsh's win was her 10th singles victory of the season
while Azzalina and Mahaffey each posted their ninth singles
wins.
Scranton reached the championship by defeating Catholic, 5-3, on
the road in Wednesday's semifinal. Last year, the Royals went
on the road to beat Drew in a semifinal and Susquehanna in the
championship match.
The Royals will now make their second NCAA Tournament appearance
when tournament begins in two weeks. Scranton made its first-ever
appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season when it dropped a
first-round match to Ithaca in Middlebury, Vt.
Scranton 5, Goucher 3
Singles
1. Ariel Lin (G) def. Stephanie Boccuzzi, 6-2, 6-1
2. Meaghen Lee (G) vs. Devon Cohen, 6-4, 3-6, unfinished
3. Megan Azzalina (S) def. Alex Walsh, 6-3, 6-4
4. Emily Walsh (S) def. Addie Maxwell, 6-4, 6-0
5. Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. Emily Ruff, 7-5, 6-1
6. Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (S) def. Kirsten Cianci, 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Lin/Lee (G) def. Boccuzzi/Mahaffey, 8-2
2. Walsh/Maxwell (G) def. Cohen/Walsh, 8-3
3. Azzalina/Lindsay Ward (S) def. Kelsey Turner/Ruff, 8-5
--ROYALS--
