LYCOMING WOMEN’S TENNIS WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER WILKES

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Lycoming College women’s tennis team traveled to Wilkes University, Saturday afternoon, for their final regular season match of the 2002 campaign. The Warriors won 2-of-3 doubles matches and swept the singles matches to record the 8-1 team victory. Lycoming completes the regular season with a 7-2 mark overall and 5-1 record within the Freedom Conference.

Cricket Temple (Sr./Picture Rocks, PA; Hughesville) and Meredith Moerschbacher (Sr./Montoursville, PA; Montoursville) picked up an 8-0 win at first doubles for the Warriors. The victory kept the duo’s record perfect at 7-0. Lycoming also won third singles by a forfeit.

In singles play, Temple and Moerschbacher each tallied their second win of the contest. Temple won 6-0, 6-1 at first singles; and Moerschbacher won 6-1, 6-1 at second singles. Josemar Castillo (Fr./Maracaibo, Venezuela; Muncy) added a win from the third position by a score of 6-1, 6-1. Erin Mastrontonio (Jr./Elmira, NY; Elmira Freedom Academy) recorded her first collegiate win, defeating her opponent 7-6(6-3), 6-4 at fourth singles. Amy Ramaley (Sr./Easton, PA; Pen Argyl) rounded things out for the Warriors with a 6-3, 6-0 win at fifth singles. Lycoming also won sixth singles by a forfeit.

The Warriors completed the 2002 season in a three-way tie for first-place in the Freedom Conference. By virtue of tie-breaking procedures, Lycoming will enter the MAC playoffs as the Freedom Conference second seed. They will travel to Moravian College on Wednesday, October 9, for the semifinal match.

Women’s Collegiate Tennis
Lycoming 8, Wilkes 1

Doubles
#1 – Cricket Temple/Meredith Moerschbacher (LC) def. Kelly Leach/Cassie Malone (WU); 8-0
#2 – Rajitha Devadoss/Kristin Kile (WU) def. Lauren Pilgermayer/Lisa Pease (LC); 8-0
#3 – Lycoming win by forfeit  

Singles
#1 – Temple (LC) def. Leach (WU); 6-0, 6-1
#2 – Moerschbacher (LC) def. Kile (WU); 6-1, 6-1
#3 – Josemar Castillo (LC) def. Malone (WU); 6-1, 6-1
#4 – Erin Mastrontonio (LC) def. Devadoss (WU); 7-6(6-3), 6-4
#5 – Amy Ramaley (LC) def. Nicole Ripper (WU); 6-3, 6-0
#6 – Lycoming win by forfeit