Box Score WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior Shannon Sheridan (Danville, Pa./Danville) and senior Kathy Jacobs (Milton, Pa./Milton) combined for a win at No. 1 doubles and then both notched singles wins to lead the Lycoming College to an 8-1 win over Penn College on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3, at Bruce Henry Park.
 
The No. 1 doubles pair made a comeback after falling behind 3-0 before tying the set at six and staying on serve against Penn College's Melissa Stabley and Jenna Walmer. They stayed on serve and outlasted the Wildcats in the tiebreaker, winning, 9-8 (5).
 
In singles play, the pair had an easier time, with Sheridan notching a 6-1, 6-3 win over Stabley at No. 1 and Jacobs posting a 6-0, 6-0 win over Walmer at No. 2.
 
Junior Abbey Smith (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) and sophomore Miranda Giraldo (Hudson, N.H./Cumberland Valley) notched an 8-5 win over Taylor Lapointe and Taylor Pompili at No. 2 doubles and freshman Sophie Herzing (St. Mary's Pa./Elk County Catholic)  and senior Annie Wegman (Douglassville, Pa./Exeter Township) notched an 8-5 win over Autumn Macinnis and Brooke Reed at No. 3.
 
Three players inserted into the singles lineup after not playing doubles also won for the Warriors (1-3 overall). Senior Kendall Connors (Republic, Pa./Brownsville Area) notched a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lapointe at No. 3, freshman Mariah Durrant (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) added a 6-1, 5-7, 10-3 win over Macinnis at No. 5 and freshman Jennifer Carmody (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills) added a 6-4, 6-3 win over Reed at No. 6.
 
The Wildcats fell to 2-7 overall. The win is the Warriors' first since a 5-4 win over Albright on April 12, 2012, a span of 18 matches.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m., when they head to Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships.
 
Tennis Match Results
Penn College vs Lycoming
Oct 03, 2013 at Williamsport, Pa.
(Bruce Henry Park)
 
Lycoming 8, Penn College 1
 
 Singles competition
1. Shannon Sheridan (LYCOW) def. Melissa Stabley (PCT) 6-1, 6-3
2. Kathy Jacobs (LYCOW) def. Jenna Walmer (PCT) 6-0, 6-0
3. Kendall Connors (LYCOW) def. Taylor Lapointe (PCT) 6-3, 6-2
4. Taylor Pompili (PCT) def. Abbey Smith (LYCOW) 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 10-5
5. Mariah Durrant (LYCOW) def. Autumn Macinnis (PCT) 6-1, 5-7, 10-3
6. Jennifer Carmody (LYCOW) def. Brooke Reed (PCT) 6-4, 6-3
 
 Doubles competition
1. Kathy Jacobs/Shannon Sheridan (LYCOW) def. Melissa Stabley/Jenna Walmer (PCT) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Abbey Smith/Miranda Giraldo (LYCOW) def. Taylor Lapointe/Taylor Pompili (PCT) 8-5
3. Sophie Herzing/Annie Wegman (LYCOW) def. Autumn Macinnis/Brooke Reed (PCT) 8-5
 
Match Notes:
Penn College 2-7
Lycoming 1-3
A-95