TEMPLE AND MOERSCHBACHER NAMED TO WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Middle Atlantic Corporation announced the 2002 women’s tennis all-conference teams, Monday afternoon. Lycoming College is represented on the All-Freedom Conference team by seniors Cricket Temple (Picture Rocks, PA; Hughesville) and Meredith Moerschbacher (Montoursville, PA; Montoursville).

Temple was named to the all-star team for the third consecutive year and was also named the Player of the Year for the second time in her career. This season, Temple compiled a 12-2 record in singles play with both her losses coming against MAC singles champion Tara McHugh of Susquehanna. For her career, Temple has a singles mark of 49-6. She has finished as the MAC runner-up twice (2000 and 2002) and was the conference champion in 1999. She also has a career record of 37-5 in doubles action, including a mark of 28-3 when paired with Moerschbacher.

Moerschbacher was named to the all-star team for the second consecutive season. Lycoming’s number two singles player, she compiled a 9-0 record during the regular season. She then added two more victories at the MAC singles tournament to advance to the quarterfinal round before falling to McHugh, the eventual tournament champion. Moerschbacher ends her collegiate career with a singles record of 44-6 and a doubles mark of 37-4.

Over the past four seasons the Warrior women’s tennis team has gone 34-9 with Temple and Moerschbacher in the lineup.

The entire all-conference teams are listed below: