Phillips & Waring get doubles win as Juniata falls to Scranton, 5-1
The Juniata College women’s tennis tandem of Megan Phillips and Heather Waring produced the lone point for the Eagles, as Juniata dropped a 5-1 Landmark Conference loss to the University of Scranton on Sunday afternoon.
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. – The Juniata College women's tennis tandem of Megan Phillips (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and Heather Waring (San Antonio, Texas) produced the lone point for the Eagles, as Juniata dropped a 5-1 Landmark Conference loss to the University of Scranton on Sunday afternoon.
Phillips and Waring downed the Scranton duo of Stephanie Boccuzzi and Devon Cohen at no. 1 doubles, 9-7, while two other Juniata doubles teams went down to defeat.
In singles play, both Waring and Phillips dropped matches at no. 2 and no. 3 singles in three sets. The match was eventually called after the Lady Royals picked up a decisive fifth point.
Juniata (5-6, 0-1 Landmark) returns to the courts on Wednesday, April 4, when it travels to Frostburg, Md., to face Frostburg State University.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Scranton 5, Juniata 1
Doubles
1. Megan Phillips/Heather Waring (J) def. Stephanie Boccuzzi/Devon Cohen, 9-7
2. Elisha Connell/Caitlin Ehly (S) def. Stacie Beegle/Hilary Walsh, 8-2
3. Megan Azzalina/Nicole Mahaffey (S) def. Lisa Hauptman/Cara Stough, 8-3
Singles
1. Stephanie Boccuzzi (S) def. Lisa Hauptman, 6-1, 6-4
2. Devon Cohen (S) def. Heather Waring, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Elisha Connell (S) def. Megan Phillips, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Caitlin Ehly (S) vs. Stacie Beegle, 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5. Megan Azzalina (S) vs. Cara Stough, 3-6, unfinished
6. Nicole Mahaffey (S) vs. Hilary Walsh, 4-1, unfinished
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