Marywood Suffers Spring Setback to Misercordia
Marywood fell to Misericordia in their only offical match of the spring semester

Marywood Suffers Spring Setback to Misercordia

Women's Tennis - 4/17/2010 6:56:23 PM

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Scranton, PA - Playing in their only official match of the spring semester, Marywood University fell to local non-conference rival Misericordia University by a score of 6-3 in women's tennis action Saturday afternoon in Scranton.  Marywood closes their 2009-2010 campaign with a 7-8 overall record while the Cougars will head into the MAC Freedom Conference playoffs sporting a 9-6 mark.

Misericordia grabbed an early 2-1 lead after doubles play after they got wins at one doubles from the team of Maura Haupt and Courtney Otto.  That duo defeated Marywood's Ashley Karli and Lauren Fersch in a closely contested match, 8-6.  The Cougars' two-doubles team of Abby Searfoss and Lauren Verret had a much easier time as they downed the Pacers' duo of Beth Schneider and Lindsay Burke, 8-2.  Marywood got their lone doubles point as Kellie Coleman and Jessica Brogna downed Ellyn Wingert and Jennifer Spott by a score of 8-3.

Misericordia got wins at one, three, five and six singles to earn the overall win.  Searfoss cruised past Karli 6-1, 6-1 at the top singles flight while Otto was a 6-4, 6-0 winner over Burke at three-singles.  Wingert took care of Kristin Guba 6-2, 7-5 at five singles before Spott earned a singles win with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Elizabeth Sullivan. 

Marywood got their singles victories from Schneider (6-4, 6-4 over Haupt) and Coleman, who defeated Verret in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7. 

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