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| Megan
Azzalina |
Devon
Cohen |
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| Lisa-Marie
Lanciotti |
Nicole
Mahaffey |
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| Emily
Walsh |
Lindsay
Walsh |
Box Score
Photo Gallery (courtesy of Emma
Black)
Photo Gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)
SCRANTON, Pa.—The University of Scranton women’s
tennis team opened a busy week today with an 8-1 victory over Drew
University in Landmark Conference action at the Royal Courts.
Senior Lindsay Ward (Bensalem, Pa./Archbishop Ryan),
sophomores Megan Azzalina (Easton, Pa./Notre Dame),
Nicole Mahaffey (Harrisburg,
Pa./Trinity), and Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (Northport,
NY/Kings Park), and freshman Emily Walsh (Scranton, Pa./Scranton
Preparatory) won two matches apiece as the defending
champion Royals improved to 4-5 overall and 2-1 in the
conference.
The loss drops the Rangers to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in the
Landmark.
Scranton will return to conference action tomorrow afternoon
against Moravian College in Bethlehem at 3:00 p.m. before wrapping
up its fourth league match in eight days Saturday when it host
Susquehanna University at 1:00 p.m.
Azzalina and Mahaffey improved their team-leading doubles’
record to 5-1 on the season with an 8-1 win over Sofia Madrigal and
YiYi Rodriguez at the number two spot. The Royals jumped out
to a 3-0 lead after doubles play, as junior Devon
Cohen (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) and Walsh knocked
off Chelsea Lipp and Deanna Williams, 8-6, at one and Lanciotti and
Ward pulled out an 8-3 victory over Kirby Clark and Alexandria
Scarborough at three.
Azzalina and Mahaffey’s wins in singles today tie them with
Cohen for the team-lead in wins with five.
The results of today’s match are as follows:
Scranton 8, Drew University 1
Doubles
1. Devon Cohen/Emily Walsh (S) def. Chelsea Lipp/Deanna Williams,
8-6
2. Megan Azzalina/Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. Sofia Madrigal/YiYi
Rodriguez, 8-1
3. Lisa-Marie Lanciotti/Lindsay Ward (S) def. Kirby Clark/A.
Scarborough, 8-3
Singles
1. Chelsea Lipp (D) def. Devon Cohen, 6-3, 6-3
2. Megan Azzalina (S) def. Sofia Madrigal, 6-2, 6-4
3. Emily Walsh (S) def. Deanna Williams, 6-0, 6-0
4. Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. A. Scarborough, 6-0, 6-0
5. Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (S) def. YiYi Rodriguez, 6-3, 6-0
6. Lindsay Ward (S) def. Leslie Monroy, 6-3, 6-3
--ROYALS--
