ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's women's tennis team capped one of its best regular seasons in recent memory with an 8-1 victory over Stevenson at the Shankroff Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon that sealed an undefeated record in MAC Commonwealth play.
The Flying Dutchmen (13-4, 7-0 MAC Commonwealth) came away with a 2-1 lead following doubles play, with
Alyssa Potosnak and
Megan Williams earning an 8-2 victory over Stevenson's Kirstyn Davidson and Christina Endy in the No. 2 outing, and the third team of
Melanie Haas and
Elise Hanks-Witaszek defeating Nina Bretz and Collen Martin 8-3.
LVC made it a clean sweep in singles action, with the team's top player
Marla Scacchitti battling back to erase an early deficit and defeat Jenna Skove 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Rebecca Pierpont wasted little time in handling Davidson 6-0, 6-2 in the second outing, and Haas was efficient in going over Kelsi Mentzer 6-2, 6-1 in the battle of No. 3 players.
Postosnak had to work for her 6-4, 6-4 victory over Endy in the fourth matchup, while reigning MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week
Elizabeth Drda breezed by Bretz 6-0, 6-0. Williams capped the day's proceedings with a convincing 6-0, 6-2 win over Colleen Martin in the No. 6 outing.
Lebanon Valley wrapped up its regular season with 13 wins and a perfect 7-0 record in MAC Commonwealth play. The team earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament in the process.
The Dutchmen will host Lycoming at the Shankroff Tennis Center in the semifinal round of the 2017 MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament on Wednesday afternoon, May 3.
Singles competition
1.
Marla Scacchitti (LVCW) def. Jenna Skove (STE) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
2.
Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) def. Kirstyn Davidson (STE) 6-0, 6-2
3.
Melanie Haas (LVCW) def. Kelsi Mentzer (STE) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Alyssa Potosnak (LVCW) def. Christina Endy (STE) 6-4, 6-4
5.
Elizabeth Drda (LVCW) def. Nina Bretz (STE) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Megan Williams (LVCW) def. Colleen Martin (STE) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Jenna Skove/Kelsi Mentzer (STE) def.
Marla Scacchitti/
Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) 8-6
2.
Alyssa Potosnak/
Megan Williams (LVCW) def. Kirstyn Davidson/Christina Endy (STE) 8-2
3.
Melanie Haas/
Elise Hanks-Witaszek (LVCW) def. Nina Bretz/Colleen Martin (STE) 8-3