ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Elizabethtown Drops Final Fall Match to DeSales, 5-3

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team completed the fall portion of its dual-meet schedule with a 5-3 loss to DeSales University on Wednesday afternoon.

Earning singles victories for the Blue Jays (4-1 overall) over the Bulldogs (9-3 overall) were junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central), who was a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 winner at flight three over Kate Steiner, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands), who won 6-1, 6-0 over MaryKate Boylan at fifth singles.

In doubles, sophomores Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) teamed for an 8-3 win over Liz Guidon and Smith at flight two.

DeSales 5, Elizabethtown 3
Singles competition
1. Courtney McClurkin (DSU) def. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) 6-1, 6-1
2. Liz Guidon (DSU) def. Emma Smith (ETOWN) 7-5, 6-4
3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Kate Steiner (DSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. Jess Smith (DSU) led Jessica Russell (ETOWN) 2-6, 6-3, 4-3, unfinished due to darkness
5. Minke Albers (ETOWN) def. MaryKate Boylan (DSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Nickie Brackbill (DSU) def. Angela Cairns (ETOWN) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Courtney McClurkin/Mary Kate McElvaney (DSU) def. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) 8-6
2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Liz Guidon/Jess Smith (DSU) 8-3
3. Kate Steiner/MaryKate Boylan (DSU) def. Minke Albers/Kelly Wall (ETOWN) 9-7