WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – LVC won two of three doubles matches, then posted victories in four of five singles contests to garner a 6-3 victory over King’s College in a MAC non-conference pairing Thursday at Kirby Park.

The Valley recorded its first win of the season to improve to 1-3. The Monarchs fell to 1-3 on the year.

Sophomore Lindsey Noll (Schaefferstown, Pa./ELCO) and junior Kelly Stauffer (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) combined to pick up an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles while sophomore Chris Jessen (Newfield, N.J./Woodstown) and senior Robyn Sotak (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) captured a victory at third doubles.

In singles action, senior Jenelle Zeigler (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) scored a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles. Stauffer and Jessen were triumphant at third and fourth singles, winning by a count of 6-0, 6-3 and 6-0, 7-6 (7-2), respectively. First-year student Yun Kyung Kwon (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) came out on top at No. 6 singles with a 6-0, 6-4 win.

LVC continues its non-league schedule on Monday when the Dutchmen travel to Marywood University for a 3:30 p.m. match.

Singles
1. Megan Michael (K) def. Amora Cook (Schaefferstown, Pa./ELCO), 6-4, 6-2
2. Zeigler (LV) def. Rita Kaluzavich, 7-5, 6-2
3. Beth Ann Hill (K) def. Noll, 0-6, 7-5, 10-4
4. Stauffer (LV) def. Lindsay Pross, 6-0, 6-3
5. Jessen (LV) def. Kristen Sebastian, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Kwon (LV) def. Kathleen Barr, 6-0, 6-4

Doubles
1. Michael/Kaluzavich (K) def. Cook/Zeigler, 8-6
2. Noll/Stauffer (LV) def. Hill/Sebastian, 8-5
3. Jessen/Sotak (LV) def. Pross/Kim Hansen, 8-2

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