HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Lebanon Valley's women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought contest 6-3 to Roanoke College in the 2020 opener on Monday evening.
 
In doubles, LVC took one of the three matches with the #1 doubles pair of Nicole Honrade and Melanie Haas picking up an 8-2 win. The Dutchmen went 2-4 in singles play with Haas and Elise Hanks-Witaszek earning victories. Haas won a close three-setter by a score of 7-5, 3-6, 10-7 at the #2 singles spot. At #6 singles, Hanks-Witaszek picked up a straight-set victory 6-3, 7-5.
 

 Doubles Results: 
#1 Melanie Haas/Nicole Honrade (LVC) def. Jessica Kennedy/Lucy Collins (RU) 8-2
#2 Carolyn Kitsock/Madeline Herring (RU) def. Madison Poladian/Emily Wilczek (LVC) 8-2
#3 Olivia Maccluen/Margriet Bostoen (RU) def. Elise Hanks-Witaszek/Zoe Birch (LVC) 8-6
 
Singles Results:
#1 Jessica Kennedy (RU) def. Nicole Honrade (LVC) 6-2, 6-4
#2 Melanie Haas (LVC) def. Carolyn Kitsock (RU) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
#3 Lucy Collins (RU) def. Madison Poladian (LVC) 6-3, 6-2
#4 Margriet Bostoen (RU) def. Emily Wilczek (LVC) 6-2, 6-2
#5 Madeline Herring (RU) def. Zoe Birch (LVC) 6-2, 6-0
#6 Elise Hanks-Witaszek (LVC) def. Olivia Maccluen (RU) 6-3, 7-5


The Flying Dutchmen are back on the court tomorrow afternoon when they take on Methodist University at 3 p.m. at the Evian Tennis Center.

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