HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Juniata College women's tennis earned a 7-2
victory while the men dropped a 6-3 decision against Lycoming
College at the conclusion of their fall schedule at home
Thursday.
In women's doubles, the only women's tennis returners, sophomore
Megan
Phillips (Jefferson hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and senior Hilary
Walsh (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro Area) found themselves behind
in the match but battled back to a 9-8 victory with a 7-2
tiebreaker.
Freshman Heather
Waring (San Antonio, Texas/John Jay) handily defeated her
Lebanon Valley opponent 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, while Walsh only
allowed her foe three games in a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles.
Phillips fought hard for her No. 4 singles triumph by clinching a
10-5 super-tiebreak.
In the men's match, Justin Wisniewski (Moorestown,
N.J./Moorestown) brought home a win at No. 3 singles when he
defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-2.
Elliott Perow (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) and Matthew Butler
(Quakertown, Pa./Salisbury School) fought for a 9-8 win with a 7-2
tiebreaker at No. 2 doubles. Sam Brumbaugh (Perkasie,
Pa./Pennridge) and Clarence Yeung (Hong Kong, China/St. Joseph
College) also clinched a Juniata victory when they defeated their
No. 3 doubles foes 8-6.
The men finished the season with a 1-4 overall record, while the
women enter the spring with a 4-1 overall record.
Both the men's and women's teams will resume play in the March
when they make their annual trip to Hilton Head, S.C.
MEN'S TENNIS
Juniata College 3, Lycoming College 6
Singles competition
1. Jason Mifsud (LYCO) def. Daisuke Miyakoshi (JUN) 6-1, 7-6
(7-5)
2. David Brown (LYCO) def. Elliott Perow (JUN) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6,
7-5
3. Justin Wisniewski (JUN) def. Cody Heffner (LYCO) 6-3, 6-2
4. Sean Marshall (LYCO) def. Matthew Butler (JUN) 6-1, 0-6,
6-2
5. Chris Connolly (LYCO) def. Sam Brumbaugh (JUN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Jack Port (LYCO) def. Kyle Salage (JUN) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Jason Mifsud/David Brown (LYCO) def. Daisuke Miyakoshi/Justin
Wisniewski (JUN) 8-6
2. Elliott Perow/Matthew Butler (JUN) def. Sean Marshall/Cody
Heffner (LYCO) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Sam Brumbaugh/Clarence Yeung (JUN) def. Jack Port/Chris
Connolly (LYCO) 8-6
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Juniata College 7, Lycoming College 2
Singles competition
1. Megan Gardner (LYCO) def. Stephanie
Steinhauer (JUN) 6-3, 6-4
2. Heather Waring (JUN) def. Emily Zangara (LYCO) 6-3, 6-1
3. Cara
Stough (JUN) def. Dani Nazaruk (LYCO) 6-3, 7-5
4. Megan Phillips (JUN) def. Shannon Sheridan (LYCO) 4-6, 7-5,
10-5
5. Hilary Walsh (JUN) def. Abbey Smith (LYCO) 6-3, 6-0
6. Ellen Phillips (LYCO) def. Alex Willis
(JUN) 8-4
Doubles competition
1. Stephanie Steinhauer/Heather Waring (JUN) def. Megan
Gardner/Dani Nazaruk (LYCO) 8-3
2. Megan Phillips/Hilary Walsh (JUN) def. Emily Zangara/Shannon
Sheridan (LYCO) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Cara Stough/Charlotte
Caddick (JUN) def. Ellen Phillips/Abbey Smith (LYCO) 8-5
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Women's tennis upends Lycoming while men's tennis drops match
Posted: Oct 06, 2011