LYCOMING WOMEN’S TENNIS SUFFERS LOSS AT
FDU-FLORHAM

MADISON, NJ – The Lycoming College women’s tennis team suffered their first loss of the season, Friday afternoon, falling to FDU-Florham by a score of 5-4. The Warriors won just 1-of-3 doubles matches to put themselves in a hole entering singles play. Lycoming then split with the Devils, winning three singles matches but also dropping three to make the final team scores 5-4 in favor of the home team. The Warriors are now 4-1 overall this season. FDU improves to 8-1 overall.

Cricket Temple (Sr./Picture Rocks, PA; Hughesville) and Meredith Moerschbacher (Sr./Montoursville, PA; Montoursville) teamed up at first doubles for an 8-1 victory, improving their season record to 5-0.

The duo also kept the singles records perfect at 5-0 with victories in the first and second positions for Lycoming. Temple won by scores of 6-1, 6-3; and Moerschbacher came back to win 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Heidi von Schwedler (Jr./Tannersville, PA; Pocono Mountain) was the other Warrior to win in singles play, defeating her opponent at fourth singles, 6-2, 6-2.

Lycoming will be at home for their next match hosting Drew University on Tuesday, September 24. The match will begin at 4 p.m.

Women’s Collegiate Tennis
Lycoming 4, FDU-Florham 5

Doubles
#1 – Cricket Temple/Meredith Moerschbacher (LC) def. Michelle Olas/Courtney Stone (FDU); 8-1
#2 – Maggie Grezlak/Caitlyn Wyble (FDU) def. Jose Castillo/Heidi von Schwedler (LC); 8-5
#3 – Leyna Bollwage/Yomayra Ramos (FDU) def. Lauren Pilgermayer/Amy Ramaley (LC); 9-7

Singles
#1 – Temple (LC) def. Olas (FDU); 6-1, 6-3
#2 – Moerschbacher (LC) def. Grezlak (FDU); 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
#3 – Wyble (FDU) def. Castillo (LC); 7-6(7-2), 6-3
#4 – von Schwedler (LC) def. Stone (FDU); 6-2, 6-2
#5 – Bollwage (FDU) def. Pilgermayer (LC); 6-1, 6-2
#6 – Ramos (FDU) def. Ramaley (LC); 6-4, 6-0