ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Blue Jays Edged by Meredith 5-4 in Suspended Match

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HILTON HEAD, S.C. --- In a match suspended by rain on Tuesday and completed Wednesday morning, the Elizabethtown College women's tennis team lost to Meredith College 5-4 in non-conference action.

The teams were tied 4-4 when rain washed out play at fourth singles, and Meredith's Amanda Bitler finished off action with a 7-6 (7-0), 6-4 win over Elizabethtown first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands).

Junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was the lone singles winner for the Blue Jays, picking up a 6-0, 6-7 (8-6), 10-7 tiebreaker victory over Kathryn Maples at third singles.

The Avenging Angels (5-2 overall) won five singles matches, including three via the 10-point tiebreaker in place of a third set, while also winning three sets via conventional tiebreaker.

In doubles, the Blue Jays (5-2 overall) swept all three flights, as Yu teamed with senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) for an 8-4 win over Maples and Sydney Williford at flight one, sophomores Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) edged Meredith Roberson and Morgan Martin 9-8 (7-2) at flight two, and Albers teamed with first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) for an 8-6 win over Bitler and Caitlin Dillon at flight three.

Meredith College 5, Elizabethtown College 4
Singles competition
1. Morgan Martin (MER) def. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) 6-2, 6-2
2. Meredith Roberson (MER) def. Emma Smith (ETOWN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Kathryn Maples (MER) 6-0, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-7)
4. Amanda Bitler (MER) def. Minke Albers (ETOWN) 7-6 (7-0), 6-4
5. Sydney Williford (MER) def. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Caitlin Dillon (MER) def. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
Doubles competition
1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Kathryn Maples/Sydney Williford (MER) 8-4
2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Meredith Roberson/Morgan Martin (MER) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Minke Albers/Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) def. Caitlin Dillon/Amanda Bitler (MER) 8-6