WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Lycoming College women's tennis team kicked off its run at the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships on Friday, Oct. 3, playing at both Kirby Park and the Kingston Tennis Club.
 
Senior Miranda Giraldo (Hudson, N.H./Cumberland Valley) will kick off the second day of the tournament, beginning her championship run in the second flight of singles at 1:30 p.m. against Eastern's Megan Klosterman. Freshman Kaitlin Hallabuk (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) will compete at No. 5 singles on Saturday along with junior Samantha Bruckart (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) at No. 6 and freshman Ashley Stover (Bel Air, Md./Patterson Mill) at No. 7.
 
On Friday evening, senior Shannon Sheridan (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) fell to King's Maddie Griffin, 8-0, in the top flight of singles. Sheridan and Hallabuk fell to Messiah's Jennifer Kitlan and Michelle Curtis, 8-5 at No. 2 doubles and Bruckart and Stover fell to Alvernia's Becca Perkins and Kristy Schwenk, 8-1, at No. 3 doubles.
 
The MAC Individual Championships will pick up on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1:30 p.m. at the Kingston Tennis Club.