YORK, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's Women's Tennis dropped a hard-fought 5-4 match to York College (Pa.) in the MAC Commonwealth championship match on Saturday afternoon.
 
In doubles action, the Dutchmen took two of the three matches to hold the 2-1 lead headed into singles play. The #2 doubles duo of Madison Poladian and Emily Wilczek won their matchup 8-4 before Meridyth Sanders and Zoe Birch won a back-and-forth match at #3 doubles. Sanders and Birch won 8-7 (9-7) in one of the most intense matches of the afternoon.
 
York would win four of the six singles matches to edge out LVC 5-4 for the overall win to claim the championship. LVC winners in singled included Jacquelyn McBride who won in three sets at #1 singles 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 and Meridyth Sanders who picked up a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at #5 singles. Five of the six singles matches on the day went three sets in a championship match for the ages.
 
Doubles Results: 
#1 Elsa Oestermarker/Lauren Ostermann (YCP) def. Jacquelyn McBride/Meredith Haas (LVC) 8-4
#2 Madison Poladian/Emily Wilczek (LVC) def. Michaela Sentz/Chloe Doyle (YCP) 8-4
#3 Meridyth Sanders/Zoe Birch (LVC) def. Brianna Rohrer/Morrissey Walsh (YCP) 8-7 (9-7)
 
Singles Results:
#1 Jacquelyn McBride (LVC) def. Elsa Oestermarker (YCP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
#2 Michaela Sentz (YCP) def. Meredith Haas (LVC) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
#3 Lauren Ostermann (YCP) def. Madison Poladian (LVC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#4 Brianna Rohrer (YCP) def. Emily Wilczek (LVC) 6-3, 7-6 (7-0)
#5 Meridyth Sanders (LVC) def. Chloe Doyle (YCP) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
#6 Morrissey Walsh (YCP) def. Zoe Birch (LVC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0

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