WARRIOR WOMEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS LEBANON VALLEY

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Lycoming College women’s tennis team upped their record to 3-0, Monday afternoon, with a victory over Lebanon Valley College. The Warriors won 2-of-3 doubles matches and 5-of-6 singles matches to secure the 7-2 team victory. The Flying Dutchmen fell to 0-3 on the season.

Cricket Temple (Sr./Picture Rocks, PA; Hughesville) and Meredith Moerschbacher (Sr./Montoursville, PA; Montoursville) opened things up with an 8-1 win at first doubles. Josemar Castillo (Fr./Maracaibo, Venezuela; Muncy) and Heidi von Schwedler (Jr./Tannersville, PA; Pocono Mountain) followed suit with an 8-2 victory in the second position.

Lycoming’s top four players continued to play well in singles action, each recording another win for the Warriors. Temple won at first singles 6-2, 6-2; Moerschbacher won at second singles 6-2, 6-4; Castillo won at third singles 6-0, 6-0; and von Schwedler won in the fourth spot 6-1, 6-3. Lauren Pilgermayer (So./Reeders, PA; Pleasant Valley) added the team’s seventh point by winning at fifth singles 6-3, 6-4.

Lycoming’s next match is on Saturday, September 14, when they travel to DeSales University for a Freedom Conference match.

Women’s Collegiate Tennis
Lycoming 7, Lebanon Valley 2

Doubles
#1 – Cricket Temple/Meredith Moerschbacher (LC) def. Kristen Barone/Chris Jessen (LVC); 8-1
#2 – Jose Castillo/Heidi von Schwedler (LC) def. Amora Cook/Lindsey Noll (LVC); 8-2
#3 – Robyn Sotak/Jenny Larson (LVC) def. Lauren Pilgermayer/Erin Mastrantonio (LC); 8-3

Singles
#1 – Temple (LC) def. Barone (LVC); 6-2, 6-2
#2 – Moerschbacher (LC) def. Cook (LVC); 6-2, 6-4
#3 – Castillo (LC) def. Noll (LVC); 6-0, 6-0
#4 – von Schwedler (LC) def. Jessen (LVC); 6-1, 6-3
#5 – Pilgermayer (LC) def. Yun Kyung Kwon (LVC); 6-3, 6-4
#6 – Angela Petiak (LVC) def. Mastrantonio (LC); 6-2, 3-1, retired