Box Score WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Thanks to two three-set wins and two doubles wins, the Lycoming College women's tennis team edged out FDU-Florham, 5-4, in non-conference action at Bruce Henry Park on Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, to improve to 4-1 for the first time since 2002.
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Freshman
Hannah Summerson (South Williamsport) and junior
Ashley Stover (Bel Air, Md./Patterson Mill) led the way in the match for the Warriors, as they each won their singles and doubles matches.
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Summerson teamed with freshman
Julia Nagle (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) to post an 8-1 win over Ravon Dowling and Rhiannon Eppinger at No. 2 doubles before posting the only two-set win of the match, 6-1, 6-0, over Remy Astorino at No. 1 singles.
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Stover, who won her 20
th career match with the Warriors on Friday, teamed with sophomore
Brittany Lenze (St. Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic) to post an 8-5 win over Astorino and Mia Capozzoli at No. 3 singles and then came from behind to post a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Fidelle El-Asmar at No. 6 singles. She is 6-9 in her career in singles action and 14-16 in doubles.
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Holding a 4-1 lead, senior
Mariah Durrant (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) provided the clinching point with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over Capozzoli at No. 5 singles.
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FDU-Florham fell to 0-1 overall.
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The Warriors get back on the court on Sunday, Sept. 25, when they host King's College at 2 p.m. at Bruce Henry Park.
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