CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's tennis team (5-1, 5-1 Landmark) closed out the regular season in style with a 9-0 sweep of Juniata (1-7, 1-7 Landmark) in Landmark Conference action on Sunday afternoon at Birchwood Tennis Center.
In No. 1 doubles, the duo of senior Marissa Campo (Green Lane, Pa./Christopher Dock)/sophomore Lily Nowak (Freeland, Pa./Hazleton Area) picked up an 8-1 win, while senior Tatiana Klacko (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep) and graduate student Emily Kelly (West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson) followed suit with an 8-1 win of their own in No. 2 doubles. Senior Kristen Denniston (Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack) and junior Claire Loughlin (Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic Central) registered an 8-0 win at the No. 3 doubles flight to give the Royals the early lead.
Klacko picked up a thrilling 6-7, 6-2, 10-8 win over Juniata's Emily Dowler in No. 1 singles, while Nowak was a straight set (6-0, 6-2) winner at second singles. Meanwhile, Kelly (6-1, 6-2) and Roberto (6-0, 6-1) both recorded straight set victories in No. 3 and No. 4 singles.
Loughlin picked up a 6-0, 6-1 victory in No. 5 singles and Denniston won by default at the sixth singles flight.
The Royals await where they will be seeded in the upcoming Landmark Conference Tournament which will begin on Saturday, May 1 with quarterfinal play. Stay tuned to athletics.scranton.edu for more information as it becomes available.
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