Alvernia Powers Past Arcadia, 8-1

Reading, Pa. (Apr. 19, 2017) - Alvernia University (8-3) took five of six singles matches to cruise to an 8-1 win over Arcadia University Wednesday afternoon in MAC Commonwealth Conference women's tennis action at Angelica Park.

The Crusaders had a 3-0 lead after doubles play, not allowing the Knights to claim a single point at No.1 or No.3 doubles.

In singles matchups, the Crusaders picked up straight set wins in flights 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Alyssa Boyd held Arcadia's Janelle Bradley scoreless at No.3, while Cassandra Noray and Maria Diosteanu allowed just one Arcadia tally across both sets of No.1 and No.5 singles, respectively.

Alvernia travels to Albright for its last road regular season contest on Saturday at 1:00 pm.

Complete Results

Singles competition

1. Cassandra Noray (ALVWT) def. Allyson Naiken (ARCW) 6-1, 6-0

2. Zoe Foglia (ARCW) def. Amanda Phillips (ALVWT) 6-1, 6-7 (1-7), 11-9

3. Alyssa Boyd (ALVWT) def. Janelle Bradley (ARCW) 6-0, 6-0

4. Emily Thek (ALVWT) def. Casey Boldt (ARCW) 6-0, 6-3

5. Maria Diosteanu (ALVWT) def. Sarah Rosario (ARCW) 6-0, 6-1

6. Xena Sperrazza (ALVWT) def. Sarah Aschemeier (ARCW) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Cassandra Noray/Amanda Phillips (ALVWT) def. Janelle Bradley/Allyson Naiken (ARCW) 8-0

2. Alyssa Boyd/Maria Diosteanu (ALVWT) def. Casey Boldt/Zoe Foglia (ARCW) 9-7

3. Cassandra Bean/Emily Thek (ALVWT) def. Maeghan Myers/Sarah Rosario (ARCW) 8-0

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Players Mentioned

Cassandra Bean: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Cassandra Noray: 5' 7"; Junior

Amanda Phillips: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Xena Sperrazza: 5' 4"; Senior

Emily Thek: 5' 6"; Junior

Alyssa Boyd: Senior

Maria Diosteanu: Senior

Players Mentioned

Cassandra Bean
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Cassandra Noray
: 5' 7"; Junior

Amanda Phillips
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Xena Sperrazza
: 5' 4"; Senior

Emily Thek
: 5' 6"; Junior

Alyssa Boyd
: Senior

Maria Diosteanu
: Senior