Glenside, Pa. (Sept. 24, 2009) - Junior
Jenny McKee (York, Pa/York Catholic) and freshman
Kayla Morgan (Mohrsville, Pa./Hamburg) combined to earn three points and Alvernia University (7-0, 2-0) remained unbeaten with a 5-4 win at Arcadia University (6-3, 0-2) in Commonwealth Conference women's tennis action Thursday afternoon.
McKee and Morgan earned a 9-7 win at No. 1 doubles while the Scarlet Knights took the No. 2 doubles match by the same score handing
Lauren Ertel (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) and
Lil Snyder (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter Strasburg) their first doubles loss of the year. Arcadia also took the No. 3 doubles match to head to singles with a 2-1 lead in the match.
Needing four points out of six singles matches, that's exactly what the Crusaders got.
McKee and Ertel both won by identical 6-2, 6-2 scores at No. 1 and No. 2 singles respectively and Snyder and Morgan also won in straight sets at No. 3 and 4 to give Alvernia just what it needed to keep the streak alive.
The Crusaders finish up a three game streak of road matches traveling to Lebanon Valley next Wednesday.
Alvernia 5, Arcadia 4
Singles competition
1.
Jenny McKee (ALVERNIA) def. Cory Mazen (AUWT2009) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Lauren Ertel (ALVERNIA) def. Megan Gillespie (AUWT2009) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Lillian Snyder (ALVERNIA) def. Kate Wiseman (AUWT2009) 6-3, 6-0
4.
Kayla Morgan (ALVERNIA) def. Beth Osipowitz (AUWT2009) 6-2, 6-4
5. Irina Samson (AUWT2009) def.
Karoline Miller (ALVERNIA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Melissa DeBello (AUWT2009) def.
Laura Ehnes (ALVERNIA) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Jenny McKee/
Kayla Morgan (ALVERNIA) def. Cory Mazen/Kate Wiseman (AUWT2009) 9-7
2. Megan Gillespie/Beth Osipowitz (AUWT2009) def.
Lauren Ertel/
Lillian Snyder (ALVERNIA) 9-7
3. Melissa DeBello/Irina Samson (AUWT2009) def.
Karoline Miller/
Laura Ehnes (ALVERNIA) 8-1
Match Notes:
Alvernia University 7-0, 2-0 CC
Arcadia Women's Tennis 6-3, 0-2 CC
Commonwealth Conference match.
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