Natalie Coffee
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Natalie Coffee was a winner in both singles and doubles for King's against Eastern

King's Women's Tennis Drops 5-4 Verdict to Eastern in League Opener

4/2/2016 7:09:00 PM

 

APRIL 2, 2016

KING'S WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO EASTERN 5-4 IN FREEDOM CONFERENCE OPENER

WILKES-BARRE -- Missing two starting players proved costly to the King's College women's tennis team as the Lady Monarchs dropped a 5-4 decision to visiting Eastern University in the Freedom Conference opener Saturday at Kirby Park.

The personnel issues were most notably felt at number-two singles and number-one doubles where Julia Keppel was unable to compete with an injury.  King's lost both matches in spots Keppel otherwise occupies. 

Eastern won two of the three doubles matches, the most damaging occurring at number-one singles where King's Madeline Griffin, who normally plays with Keppel, teamed with freshman Hannah Jenkins. The duo dropped a close 9-8 (9-7) decision.  Natalie Coffee and Emily Kabalka teamed to register King's sole win in doubles.

In singles, the teams split the six bouts three apiece, Griffin was a straight-set winner in the top spot while Lauren DeReinzi and Coffee won the Lady Monarchs other two singles contests.

Eastern University 5, King's College Women's Tennis 4

Singles competition 

1. Madeline Griffin (K) def. Emma Paugh (E) 6-3, 6-1
2. Kelly Archibald (E) def. Hannah Jenkins (K) 6-3, 6-0
3. Lauren DeReinzi (K) def. Amanda Riiff (E) 6-0, 6-1
4. Laura Thomas (E) def. Maggie Walsh (K) 6-3, 6-1
5. Leslie Henry (E) def. Emily Kabalka (K) 6-4, 6-4
6. Natalie Coffee (K) def. Hannah Reed (E) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles competition 
1. Kelly Archibald/Laura Thomas (E) def. Madeline Griffin/Hannah Jenkins (K) 9-8 (9-7)
2. Emma Paugh/Amanda Riiff (E) def. Lauren DeReinzi/Maggie Walsh (K) 8-3
3. Natalie Coffee/Emily Kabalka (K) def. Leslie Henry/Hannah Reed (E) 8-5

Match Notes:
Eastern University Women 4-1, 1-0 Freedom
King's College Women's Tennis 2-6, 0-1 Freedom
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