April 22, 2008

Box Score

Clarion, Pa. - The Mercyhurst women's tennis team jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play but Clarion won four of six singles matches to defeat the Lakers 5-4 Tuesday in non-conference action.

Jennifer Daly and Kim Ezzo battled to a 9-8 (10-8) victory at No. 1 doubles. Jaclyn McLean and Meghan Raynor did the same in a 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles that put Mercyhurst in the driver's seat by winning two of the three doubles matches.

But once singles play began, Clarion took over. The Golden Eagles won identical 6-3, 6-4 matches at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, but Jaclyn McLean beat Devin Rombach 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3. Natalie Iovino also picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 6, but Clarion won both of the two tightest singles matches to clinch the win.

At No. 4 singles, Raynor battled for two sets before falling 6-4, 6-4, while the No. 5 singles match went to three sets. Mercyhurst's Kelton Macke won the opening set 6-4 but Clarion's Sharayah Campbell came back with 6-2, 6-0 victories in the final two sets.

Clarion improves to 9-8 on the season with the win and Mercyhurst falls to 13-9.

Clarion 5, Mercyhurst 4

Singles
No. 1 - Corin Rombach (CL) def. Kim Ezzo (M) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - Lisa Baumgartner (CL) def. Jennifer Daly (M) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 - Jaclyn McLean (M) def. Devin Rombach (Cl) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Kassie Leuschel (Cl) def. Meghan Raynor (M) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 - Sharayah Campbell (Cl) def. Kelton Macke (M) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 - Natalie Iovino (M) def. Megan Parsons (Cl) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 - Daly/Ezzo (M) def. C. Rombach/D. Rombach (Cl) 9-8 (10-8)
No. 2 - McLean/Raynor (M) def. Baumgartner/Leuschel (Cl) 9-7
No. 3 - Brittany Bovalino/Campbell (Cl) def. Iovino/Macke (M) 8-3