The top-seeded University of Scranton women's tennis team battled to the final match in the 2026 Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon, but No. 2 seed Moravian University earned a 4-3 victory at the Central PA Tennis Center in Williamsport.

Moravian secured the doubles point to open the match. Sydney Shifman and Natalia Smith defeated Hannah Rowan and Nora Pencek 6-2 at No. 2 doubles before Kaelyn Balko and Jenna Gower followed with a 6-1 victory over Erin O'Mara and Kyleigh McNulty at No. 3 doubles. The No. 1 doubles contest featuring Sarah Crawford and Gisele Falzone against Izzy Szmodis and Leah Zolotareva was left unfinished with the Royals leading 4-2.

The Greyhounds added to their lead early in singles play as Kaelyn Balko defeated Nora Pencek 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles, giving Moravian a 2-0 advantage.

Moravian then moved within a point of the championship when Natalia Smith earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Erin O'Mara at No. 3 singles.

Scranton responded with three straight singles victories to even the match. Sarah Crawford opened the rally with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Leah Zolotareva at No. 1 singles before Gisele Falzone followed with a 6-3, 7-5 victory against Izzy Szmodis at No. 2 singles.

Kyleigh McNulty tied the match at 3-3 with a hard-fought three-set victory at No. 6 singles, defeating Madi Schottman 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

The Landmark Conference title ultimately came down to the final match of the day at No. 4 singles. Hannah Rowan battled through a tightly contested opening set before Sydney Shifman claimed a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 win to clinch the championship for Moravian.

Scranton finishes the season with a 13-4 overall record, marking the program's highest win total since the 2017-18 campaign. The Royals also advanced to the Landmark Conference Championship match for the second consecutive season.