ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Elizabethtown College advanced to its seventh straight Commonwealth Conference Championship match on Wednesday, April 27, as it ended the Lycoming College women’s tennis team’s season, 5-0, in the conference semifinals at Alumni Courts.

The Warriors (5-7 overall, 3-3 Commonwealth) wrapped up a memorable season, as the No. 4 seed earned its first trip to the Commonwealth Conference playoffs in school history and posted its first five-win season since 2002.

The top-seeded Blue Jays (11-5 overall) posted three doubles wins and added wins at No. 4 and No. 6 to clinch the match. At No. 1 singles, sophomore Megan Gardner (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) won three games in her first set against Madison  Pipkin before the match was pulled off the court as the Blue Jays clinched. Freshman Sayumi Akashi (Kanagawa, Japan/University of the Sacred Heart) also won three games in the first set.

Tennis Match Results
Lycoming vs Elizabethtown
Apr 27, 2011 at Elizabethtown, Pa.
(Alumni Courts)
Elizabethtown 5, Lycoming 0
 Singles competition
1. Madison Pipkin (ETWN-W) vs. Megan Gardner (LYCOW) 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
2. Alena Marani (ETWN-W) vs. Sayumi Akashi (LYCOW) 6-3, 0-0, unfinished
3. Allison Burkhardt (ETWN-W) vs. Rebecca Reynolds (LYCOW) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
4. Kristi Noecker (ETWN-W) def. Linda Fogg (LYCOW) 6-0, 6-0
5. Kelly Fisher (ETWN-W) vs. Kathy Jacobs (LYCOW) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished
6. Sarah Poulle (ETWN-W) def. Adriana Rivera (LYCOW) 6-0, 6-0
 Doubles competition
1. Madison Pipkin/Kristi Noecker (ETWN-W) def. Megan Gardner/Rebecca Reynolds (LYCOW) 8-0
2. Alena Marani/Allison Burkhardt (ETWN-W) def. Sayumi Akashi/Linda Fogg (LYCOW) 8-1
3. Kelly Fisher/Ashley Babula (ETWN-W) def. Kathy Jacobs/Adriana Rivera (LYCOW) 8-0
Match Notes:
Lycoming 5-7
Elizabethtown 11-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,6)
Commonwealth Conference Semifinal
Elizabethtown is No. 1 seed; Lycoming No. 4 seed
Elizabethtown advances to Saturday's Commonwealth Conference Championship
Trip to title match is 7th straight for Elizabethtown
Official: James Boyle  T-1:30  A-40