Diplomats roll to win in first conference match
LANCASTER, Pa. – Meredith Lackey and
Victoria Balonik both notched 6-0, 6-0 wins in
their singles matches to key Franklin & Marshall's 7-0
Centennial Conference (CC) women's tennis win over McDaniel
on Tuesday.
The Diplomats (5-2, 1-0 CC) swept both of the competed doubles
matches before winning the five competed singles matches in
straight sets.
In addition to the 6-0, 6-0 singles wins for Lackey and Balonik,
the duo combined for an 8-1 win at second doubles.
The closest match of the day came at No. 3 singles when
Valeri Harteg defeated Jamie Latham
(Bethlehem, Pa./Saucon Valley) by scores of 6-3 and 6-4.
The Green Terror (1-4, 0-2 CC) returns to action at home against
Dickinson on Thursday. Match time is 3:30 p.m.
Franklin & Marshall 7, McDaniel 0
Doubles
1. Danielle Weiner/Valeri Harteg (F) def. Brittany
Starlings/Kristina Shavirov 8-1;
2. Meredith Lackey/Victoria Balonik (F) def. Sara Yost/Jamie
Latham 8-1;
3. No match.
Singles
1. Weiner (F) def. Starlings 6-1, 6-1;
2. Lackey (F) def. Yost 6-0, 6-0;
3. Harteg (F) def. Latham 6-3, 6-4;
4. Katie Ertel (F) def. Shavirov 6-2, 6-1;
5. Balonik (F) def. Jessica Gelber 6-0, 6-0;
6. No match.
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