ELIZABETHTOWN DEFEATS BEHREND WOMEN'S TENNIS IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
The Elizabethtown women's tennis team defeated Penn State Behrend 5-1 in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships held at the Proctor Tennis Courts on the campus of Middlebury College.e to the order of finish.
The Elizabethtown women's tennis team defeated Penn State Behrend 5-1 in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships held at the Proctor Tennis Courts on the campus of Middlebury College.
The Blue Jays (16-3) picked up two doubles wins and then finished the match by winning No. 2, 3 and 4 singles matches to advance to the next round.
Elizabethtown earned an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles, before sophomore Celeste Bentley and freshman Kelly Miller tied the match at 1-all with an 8-3 victory over Meghan Chemidlin and Laura Gribble. The Blue Jays took a slight lead after doubles thanks to an 8-2 decision at the No. 2 spot.
A 2-1 lead quickly turned into a 4-1 advantage with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles (Madison McCall def. freshman Kat McDonough) and a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles (Lauren Berry def. Jacqueline Cannella).
Sam Procak gave Elizabethtown the final singles win at No. 4 to secure the match. Procak defeated Bentley 6-3, 6-0 for a 5-1 final. The Lions (15-9) had nearly split sets at No. 5 and 6 singles that were suspended due to the order of finish.
