Women's Tennis Gets Key CSAC Win over Gwynedd
Megan Nastelli's 7-5, 7-6 (10-8) win at #1 singles was key in the Pacers 5-4 win over Gwynedd Friday

Women's Tennis Gets Key CSAC Win over Gwynedd

Women's Tennis - 10/3/2014 7:07:00 PM

Match Results

Scranton, PA - Marywood University rallied from a 2-1 defecit after doubles play to earn a key 5-4 win over Gwynedd Mercy University Friday afternoon in CSAC women's tennis action.  The Griffins and Pacers are the last two CSAC Champions, with Marywood defeating Gwynedd Mercy in 2012 and Gwynedd returning the favor in 2013.  Both teams now have one league loss as Marywood stands at 6-1 (5-1 CSAC) while GMU is 5-4 (4-1 CSAC).  The loss to the Pacers was the first CSAC regular season loss for the Griffins since 2007.

In doubles play, Megan Nastelli and Kristen Lambert dropped a heartbreaker in the top doubles flight by a score of 9-8 as they lost the tiebreaker, 8-6.  Gwynedd also won at #2 doubles with an 8-4 win while Marywood's Devon Underwood and Natalie Burke got the Pacers an important point with a 8-0 win at #3 doubles.

In singles play, Nastelli bounced back from her doubles defeat to earn a cruicial 7-5, 7-6 (10-8) win at #1 singles.  Lambert would fall at #2 singles (1-6, 1-6) as would Burke at #6 singles (2-6, 2-6).  But Marywood responded with three wins at #3 through #5 singles to complete the comeback.

At #3, Avery McCall was a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 winner.  At #4, Rebecca Lukasak earned a 6-2, 6-3 win and at #5 Devon Underwood rallied from a first set 2-6 defeat to win the last two sets, 6-1, 7-5.

Marywood returns to action Saturday with a trip to Baltimore to take on Notre Dame of Maryland University at 1:00 pm.
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