Kingston, Pa. – Despite a pair of wins from junior Lily Nowak (Freeland, Pa./Hazleton Area), The University of Scranton women's tennis team fell to Wilkes, 7-2, in the team's spring opener on Saturday at TK Tennis Academy.
Nowak teamed with graduate student Marissa Campo (Green Lane, Pa./Christopher Dock) to post an 8-5 win at no. 1 doubles. She later went out and earned a hard-fought 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 victory at no. 2 singles.
Nowak is now 6-1 on the season in singles play and 19-3 for her career. In doubles play, she is also 19-3 for her career, including 7-1 this season.
The Royals, who are 3-2 overall, will be back in action when they open their spring break trip on Sunday, March 13, against Macalester in Orlando, Fla.
Wilkes 7, Scranton 2
Singles
Dasha Yakhnis (W) def. Mayjah Jean-Pierre, 6-3, 7-5
Lily Nowak (S) def. Theresa Amirise, 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
Zoe Klein (W) def. Marissa Campo, 6-3, 6-3
Cassidy Greenman (W) def. Brigid O'Mara, 6-0, 6-0
Alexa Cieri (W) def. Taralyn Reilly, 6-0, 6-2
Abby Bielecki (W) def. Maddy Abood, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
Nowak-Campo (S) def. Klein-Greenman, 8-5
Yakhnis-Cieri (W) def. Jean-Pierre-Abood, 8-0
Kaitlyn O'Neil-Amerise def. Lydia Grossman-Julia Nocentino, 8-3
--ROYALS--
