ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Etown Falls to Commonwealth Rival Messiah, 6-3

GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth League Wednesday with a 6-3 road loss to Messiah.

Etown got one point in the doubles matches as Lisa Mervine (Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin) and Kristy Trimbey (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West) paired up to win 9-7 at number three doubles. Etown's two points in the singles matches came at number three, where Mel Parenteau (Marydel, MD/North Caroline) won 6-3, 6-1, and at number six, where Heather Lander (Accident, MD/Northern Garrett) won 6-3, 6-2.

The match was closer than the score suggested, as two of Messiah's singles wins went into three sets, and Messiah's win at number one doubles came on a tiebreaker.

Etown will return to action as the host of Albright Thursday, September 18, in the make-up of a previously rained-out match.

At Grantham, Pa.
Messiah 6, Elizabethtown 3
Doubles:
1. Deanna Ng/Meg Barnickel (M) d. Stacy Shapiro/Mel Parenteau (E), 9-8 (7-4)
2. Heather Bush/Rebecca Grant (M) d. Lisa Abel/Heather Lander (E), 8-3
3. Lisa Mervine/Kristy Trimbey (E) d. Christine Kalb/Carey Wolgemuth (M), 9-7
Singles:
1. Ng (M) d. Shapiro (E), 7-5, 6-3
2. Bush (M) d. Abel (E), 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Parenteau (E) d. Kalb (M), 6-3, 6-1
4. Barnickel (M) d. Mervine (E), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
5. Wolgemuth (M) d. Trimbey (E), 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2
6. Lander (E) d. Grant (M), 6-3, 6-2