ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Tuesday, September 9, 2003

Etown Downs Goucher, 8-1, Heather Lander Wins 6-0, 6-0, in First College Singles Decision, Two Doubles Teams win 8-0

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Etown cruised to an 8-1 non-conference win over Goucher at home Tuesday to improve to 3-0 in 2003.

Playing at number six singles, first year Heather Lander (Accident, MD/Northern Garrett) won her first collegiate decision in singles by a perfect 6-0, 6-0 score. Lander had played in one previous singles match, at number six in Etown's September 4 match against Scranton, but that match was suspended by lightning when she was leading 5-2 in the first set and was not completed.

Also winning big for Etown in singles were Lisa Mervine (Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin) and Kristy Trimbey (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West), who each won 6-1, 6-0 at number four and number five, respectively, and Mel Parenteau (Marydel, MD/North Caroline), who won 6-4, 6-0 at number three 6-4, 6-0. Etown's final singles win came at number two as Lisa Abel (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown) mounted a 5-7, 6-2, (10-7) comeback victory.

Also, two Etown doubles teams recorded shutouts as Lander paired up with Abel to win 8-0 at number two, and Mervine and Trimbey combined to win 8-0 at number three. At number one doubles, Parenteau and Stacy Shapiro (Audobon, PA/Methacton) were down 6-5 and rallied to win their match 8-6.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Elizabethtown 8, Goucher 1
Doubles:
1. Stacy Shapiro/Mel Parenteau (E) d. Katie Grosch/Lauren Woodland (G), 8-6
2. Lisa Abel/Heather Lander (E) d. Elyse Kotzker/Ashley Brinker (G), 8-0
3. Lisa Mervine/Kristy Trimbey (E) d. Robyn Eisert/Megan Resser (G), 8-0
Singles:
1. Grosch (G) d. Shapiro (E), 3-6, 6-1, (11-9)
2. Abel (E) d. Woodland (G), 5-7, 6-2, (10-7)
3. Parenteau (E) d. Kotzker (G), 6-4, 6-0
4. Mervine (E) d. Eisert (G), 6-1, 6-1
5. Trimbey (E) d. Resser (G), 6-1, 6-0
6. Heather Lander (E) d. Stephanie Austin (G), 6-0, 6-0