Elizabethtown, Pa. (Oct. 22, 2009) - Elizabethtown College (6-0, 6-0) swept Alvernia University (12-3, 3-3) 8-0 in the regular season finale Thursday afternoon in Commonwealth Conference women's tennis action at Etown.  The No. 2 singles match was unfinished due to darkness.

Etown won No. 1 and 3 doubles by 8-4 scores and took No. 2 8-5 to jump out to a 3-0 lead then won five singles matches in straight sets.  Alvernia sophomore Lil Snyder (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter Strasburg) lost for the first time at No. 3 singles and heads into the individual tournament 14-1 in singles play.

Alvernia also qualified for the Commonwealth Conference team tournament which will be held next May.

Elizabethtown 8, Alvernia 0
Singles competition
1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Jenny McKee (ALVERNIA) 6-4, 6-3
2. Jess Russell (ETOWN) vs. Lauren Ertel (ALVERNIA) 7-6 (10-8), 2-4, unfinished
3. Allison Burkhardt (ETOWN) def. Lillian Snyder (ALVERNIA) 6-4, 6-3
4. Madison Pipkin (ETOWN) def. Kayla Morgan (ALVERNIA) 6-1, 6-3
5. Alena Marani (ETOWN) def. Karoline Miller (ALVERNIA) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kristi Noecker (ETOWN) def. Laura Ehnes (ALVERNIA) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Emily Swarr/Jess Russell (ETOWN) def. Jenny McKee/Kayla Morgan (ALVERNIA) 8-4
2. Allison Burkhardt/Madison Pipkin (ETOWN) def. Lauren Ertel/Lillian Snyder (ALVERNIA) 8-5
3. Alena Marani/Kristi Noecker (ETOWN) def. Laura Ehnes/Brittany Veith (ALVERNIA) 8-4

Match Notes
Alvernia University 12-3, 3-3
Elizabethtown College 6-0, 6-0