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Megan
Azzalina |
Emily
Walsh |
Courtney
Barron |
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Emily
Machado |
Dana
Ranney |
Lisa-Marie
Lanciotti |
Box score vs. Bloomsburg
Box score vs. Washington & Jefferson
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The day started out with a tough loss
for The University of Scranton women's tennis team, but the Royals
rebounded on Wednesday to end the day with a victory.
Scranton overcame a narrow 5-4 loss to Bloomsburg in the morning
to dismiss Washington & Jefferson, 8-1, to end the day and
improve the Royals' record to 2-5 on the season and 2-2 on the
trip.
The Royals downed Washington & Jefferson by taking five of
six singles matches and sweeping the doubles matches. Junior
Megan Azzalina
(Easton, Pa./Notre Dame) and sophomore Emily Walsh
(Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep) each posted a pair of
victories against the Presidents.
Azzalina rolled to an 8-3 win over Grace McCarthy at second
singles and teamed with junior Lisa-Marie Lanciotti (Northport, N.Y./Kings
Park) for an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles. Walsh earned an 8-1
victory over Courtney Brennan at No. 1 singles and teamed with
junior Nicole
Mahaffey (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity) for an 8-1 win at
second doubles.
Scranton also received singles wins from sophomore Courtney
Barron (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown South) and freshmen
Emily Machado
(Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes) and Dana Ranney
(Morristown, N.J./Madison). Seniors Stephanie
Boccuzzi (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) and
Devon
Cohen (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) teamed for a win
at No. 1 doubles.
In the day's opening match against Bloomsburg, the teams split
the singles matches, winning three apiece, to open the match. The
match came down to the No. 2 doubles match, where the Huskies (2-3)
pulled out a 9-8 (7-4) victory to take the match.
The Royals received singles wins from Walsh, Mahaffey and
Lanciotti. Walsh rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles,
Mahaffey won 6-0, 7-6 (8-6) at No. 5, and Lanciotti earned a 6-4,
6-1 win at No. 6.
In doubles action, Azzalina teamed with Machado for an 8-4 win
at No. 3.
The Royals are back in action on Friday when they take on
FDU-Florham at 10:30 a.m. in Hilton Head, S.C.
--ROYALS--
