HERSHEY, Pa. – One of Lebanon Valley's best seasons in recent memory came to an end in a down-to-the-wire MAC Commonwealth Championship Match loss to Messiah at the Hershey Racquet Club. The Flying Dutchmen (14-5) fought to the end before falling 5-3 to the defending conference champions on Saturday evening.
 
Melanie Haas and Elise Hanks-Witaszek put on a show in easily picking up LVC's first point of the match when they defeated the Falcons' Meagan Scala and Emily Wichert 8-2 in the No. 3 doubles contest.
 
In singles play, Rebecca Pierpont gritted her way through a long second set to earn the final victory of her collegiate career for the Dutchmen with a 6-4, 7-6 decision over Carly Dove in the No. 2 matchup. Recent MAC Commonwealth Second-Team All-Conference honoree Marla Scacchitti shook off a first-set loss and caught fire en route to a 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Kelly Hopkins in the top solo outing.
 
The Dutchmen finished the 2016-17 campaign with 14 victories; the most the team has racked up since the 2011-12 season when they finished with 15 wins.
 

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Singles competition
1. Marla Scacchitti (LVCW) def. Kelly Hopkins (MESSW) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) def. Carly Dove (MESSW) 6-4, 7-6
3. Sydney Schandel (MESSW) def. Melanie Haas (LVCW) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Meagan Scala (MESSW) def. Alyssa Potosnak (LVCW) 7-6, 6-4
5. Elizabeth Drda (LVCW) vs. Emily Wichert (MESSW) 5-7, 6-4, unfinished
6. Amanda Adams (MESSW) def. Megan Williams (LVCW) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Kelly Hopkins/Carly Dove (MESSW) def. Marla Scacchitti/Rebecca Pierpont (LVCW) 8-3
2. Sydney Schandel/Amanda Adams (MESSW) def. Alyssa Potosnak/Megan Williams (LVCW) 8-2
3. Melanie Haas/Elise Hanks-Witaszek (LVCW) def. Meagan Scala/Emily Wichert (MESSW) 8-2