HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Lebanon Valley capped its three-match slate in Hilton Head, S.C. with a down-to-the-wire 5-4 victory over Eastern Nazarene in the team's final outing of spring break on Thursday afternoon.
LVC (4-2) earned a pair of crucial doubles victories when
Rebecca Pierpont and
Megan Williams defeated ENC's Lindsey Steelman and Jacquelin Arretche 8-4 in the No. 2 matchup and
Elise Hanks-Witaszek and
Elizabeth Drda edged Courtney McCarthy and Annelise Sherrill by the slimmest of margins at 9-8 in the third doubles contest.
Drda had to work hard in taking a 7-6, 6-4 decision from Arretche in the No. 4 singles outing, while
Rachel Duong handled Sherrill 6-1, 6-1 in the fifth solo matchup. A couple of tight setbacks for Pierpont and
Melanie Haas kept things close but Williams took the No. 6 contest from McCarthy 6-1, 6-4 to end LVC's spring break trip on a winning note.
The Dutchmen head home with a week until their next outing when they host Ursinus at the Shankroff Tennis Center on March 16.
Singles competition
1. Sharon Biondi (ENC) def.
Marla Scacchitti (LVCW) 6-3, 6-2
2. Adele Duval (ENC) def.
Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) 7-6, 7-6
3. Lindsey Steelman (ENC) def.
Melanie Haas (LVCW) 6-7, 6-2, 10-5
4.
Elizabeth Drda (LVCW) def. Jacquelin Arretche (ENC) 7-6, 6-4
5.
Rachel Duong (LVCW) def. Annelise Sherrill (ENC) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Megan Williams (LVCW) def. Courtney McCarthy (ENC) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Sharon Biondi/Adele Duval (ENC) def.
Marla Scacchitti/
Melanie Haas (LVCW) 8-2
2.
Rebecca Pierpont/
Megan Williams (LVCW) def. Lindsey Steelman/Jacquelin Arretche (ENC) 8-4
3.
Elise Hanks-Witaszek/
Elizabeth Drda (LVCW) def. Courtney McCarthy/Annelise Sherrill (ENC) 9-8