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King's Tennis Defeats Manhattanville 6-3

10/4/2008 12:48:27 PM

KING'S TENNIS DEFEATS MANHATTANVILLE, 6-3

WILKES-BARRE  --  The King's College women's tennis team overcame the absence of two of its top players as the Lady Monarchs posted a 6-3 decision over Manhattanville College Saturday at Kirby Park.

With the win, King's improved to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in Freedom Conference play. Manhattanville, meanwhile, fell to 0-9, and 0-5 in league play.

King's, which was playing with out number-one player Jillian Tallarico and number-four player Rachel Hoffnagle, took a 2-1 lead after doubles, then won four of the six singles bouts to clinch the match.

Lauren Breen was a winner in both singles and doubles, improving her unbeaten record to 7-0 in singles play. Maria Cometa and Jennifer Bader were also winners in both singles and doubles for the Lady Monarchs.

King's returns to action Wednesday with a 3:30 p.m. matchup against Wilkes at Kirby Park.


King's College 6, Manhattanville 3

Singles competition:
1. Paisley Coats (M) def. Courtnay Wilson (K) 6-1, 6-0
2. Scarlette Rodriguez (M) def. Christy Rossowski (K) 6-1, 6-2
3. Lauren Breen (K) def. Danielle Waldron (M) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
4. Diana Darby (K) def. Julia Romano (M) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
5. Maria Cometa (K) def. Annie Jaeger (M) 6-4, 3-5, 6-4
6. Jennifer Bader (K) def. Mariko Morimoto (M) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Paisley Coats/Scarlette Rodriguez (M) def. Courtnay Wilson/Diana Darby (K) 8-2
2. Christy Rossowski/Lauren Breen (K) def. Danielle Waldron/Julia Romano (M) 8-5
3. Maria Cometa/Jennifer Bader (K) def. Annie Jaeger/Mariko Morimoto (M) 8-4

Match Notes:
Manhattanville 0-9, 0-5 Freedom
King's College 8-2, 3-1 Freedom
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