Box Score EBENSBURG, Pa. – Less than two months after an accident at work left her hand with severe tendon damage and 14 stitches in her hand, Kaitlin Hallabuk (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) opened her junior year in storybook fashion, gutting out a three-set win to clinch the Lycoming College women's tennis team's season-opening 6-3 win over Mount Aloysius at the Ebensburg Tennis Center on Saturday, Sept. 3.
 
Hallabuk, playing at No. 3 singles, posted an impressive 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Erica Klavuhn, helping Lycoming comeback for the win after winning just one doubles flight.
 
Lycoming began its comeback in singles play, with senor Mariah Durrant (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) posting a 6-1, 6-0 win over Natasja Banks at No. 6 to tie the match at 2-2. Freshman Hannah Summerson (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) added a 6-3, 6-4 win over Emily Goldyn at No. 1 and senior Sophie Herzing (St. Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic) posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Joselyn Walters at No. 2 to close within a point of the win.
 
Hallabuk, after starting slow, lost just three games after the first set to clinch the win, while freshman Julia Nagle (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) added a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Katelynn Arnold at No. 4 singles to round out the match.
 
The No. 3 doubles team of junior Ashley Stover (Bel Air, Md./Patterson Mill) and sophomore Kimberleigh Parroccini (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) earned a team point with an 8-2 win over Kaitlin Altiero and Mackenzie Roush.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Wednesday, Sept. 7, when they host Clarks Summit at 4 p.m. at Bruce Henry Park.