WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Junior
Sadie Stahl (Duboistown, Pa./South Williamsport) and first-year
Agi Gecsey (Budd Lake, N.J./Mount Olive) reached the finals of their respective singles flights and two doubles teams also reached the finals of their flights to highlight a successful first day for the Lycoming College women's tennis team at the King's College Invitational at Kirby Park on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Stahl posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over a competitor from Misericordia and a 6-1, 7-5 win over Muhlenberg to reach the finals at No. 2 singles. She will face a competitor from Rutgers-Camden in the finals. Gecsey notched a 6-0, 6-0 win in her first match against a King's Monarch before posting a 7-6 (5), 0-6, 10-3 win over Misericordia to reach her final at No. 6 singles.
First-year
Emma Dubnansky (New Market, Md./Oakdale) also added a singles win to reach the semifinals at No. 3 singles.
In doubles play, Stahl and Dubnansky beat Marywood, 6-0, in their opening match at No. 2 to reach the semifinals, where they will face Muhlenberg on Sunday. Junior
Yeanneth Rosado (Temple, Pa./Muhlenberg) and first-year
Annalyse Marucci (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico) added a 6-1 win over King's in their semifinal match at No. 3 and sophomore
Erica Gilligan (West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area) and senior
Marissa Caspersen (Berwick, Pa./Central Columbia) posted a 6-4 win over Muhlenberg at No. 4 doubles to reach the final.
The tournament concludes on Sunday, Sept. 5, at Kirby Park, with matches starting at 9 a.m.