WARRIOR WOMEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS MESSIAH IN THRILLER

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Lycoming College women’s tennis team opened the 2001 season by hosting Messiah College, Monday afternoon. The Warriors were taken to the brink but Dara Berninger (Jr./Muncy, PA; Muncy) won the final singles match in a third-set tiebreaker to give Lycoming a 5-4 team victory. The win marks the Warriors’ 16^th consecutive regular season victory.

Lycoming opened the match well, by winning two-of-three doubles matches. Cricket Temple (Jr./Hughesville, PA; Hughesville) and Meredith Moerschbacher (Jr./Montoursville, PA; Montoursville) came back from a four-game deficit to win first doubles, 8-6. Alissa Brown (Fr./Hughesville, PA; Hughesville) and Pamela Zeger (Fr./Potomac, MD; Winston Churchill) added the other victory at third doubles by a score of 8-3.

In singles action, Moerschbacher was victorious in the second position, defeating Deanna Ng in two sets, 6-4, 6-1. Zeger picked up her second win of the afternoon at sixth singles, winning 6-3, 6-0, over Carey Woglemuth. Berninger picked up the match-winner, topping Megan Barnickle, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3).

The Warriors return to action on Saturday, September 8 when they travel to the University of Scranton for their first Freedom Conference match of the season.

Doubles Results
#1 – Cricket Temple/Meredith Moerschbacher (L) def. Jennifer Kalb/Lisa Reick (M); 8-6
#2 – Deanna Ng/Kate Geesey (M) def. Heidi von Schwedler/Dara Berninger (L); 8-2
#3 – Alissa Brown/Pamela Zeger (L) def. Megan Barnickel/Rachel Lile (M); 8-3

Singles Results
#1 – Jennifer Kalb (M) def. Cricket Temple (L); 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
#2 – Meredith Moerschbacher (L) def. Deanna Ng (M); 6-4, 6-1
#3 – Kate Geesey (M) def. Heidi von Schwedler (L); 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
#4 – Lisa Reick (M) def. Alissa Brown (L); 7-5, 6-4
#5 – Dara Berninger (L) def. Megan Barnickel (M); 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(7-3)
#6 – Pamela Zeger (L) def. Carey Woglemuth (M); 6-3, 6-0