ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's women's tennis team was nearly perfect in the team's 8-1 victory over MAC Commonwealth foe Lycoming at the Shankroff Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon.
The Flying Dutchmen (10-4, 4-0) swept doubles action, led by their top duo of
Marla Scacchitti and
Rebecca Pierpont. The pair defeated Sophie Herzing and Kaitlin Hallabuk 8-5. In the second matchup,
Alyssa Potosnak and
Megan Williams earned an 8-5 victory over Hannah Summerson and Julia Nagle.
Melanie Haas and
Elise Hanks-Witaszek made it a clean sweep for LVC with an 8-4 win over Brittany Lenze and Mariah Durrant in the third contest.
Pierpont went 6-1, 6-1 over Herzing in the second singles matchup, while Haas completed the individual sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Hallabuk in the No. 3 outing. Potosnak earned a 6-3, 6-3 decision over Nagle in the fourth spot,
Elizabeth Drda joined the party with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Durrant in the fifth contest, and Williams emerged victorious in the No. 6 pairing thanks to a 6-3, 6-1 decision against Lenze.
The Dutchmen will look to stay perfect in conference play when they travel to Albright for their next contest on Tuesday afternoon.
Singles competition
1. Hannah Summerson (LYCOW) def.
Marla Scacchitti (LVCW) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) def. Sophie Herzing (LYCOW) 6-1, 6-1
3.
Melanie Haas (LVCW) def. Kaitlin Hallabuk (LYCOW) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Alyssa Potosnak (LVCW) def. Julia Nagle (LYCOW) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Elizabeth Drda (LVCW) def. Mariah Durrant (LYCOW) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Megan Williams (LVCW) def. Brittany Lenze (LYCOW) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Marla Scacchitti/
Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) def. Sophie Herzing/Kaitlin Hallabuk (LYCOW) 8-5
2.
Alyssa Potosnak/
Megan Williams (LVCW) def. Hannah Summerson/Julia Nagle (LYCOW) 8-5
3.
Melanie Haas/
Elise Hanks-Witaszek (LVCW) def. Brittany Lenze/Mariah Durrant (LYCOW) 8-4