Members of the women's tennis team from Marywood, King's and Keystone pose for a picture after the first ever spring invitational
Scranton, PA – Marywood University won the inaugural spring women’s tennis tournament after claiming 9 of 12 first place awards from two different flights. The Pacers competed against King’s College and Keystone College in the first annual Marywood Women’s Tennis Invitational this past Saturday. Marywood scored 38 points, Kings scored 21 points, and Keystone 19 points.
Beth Schneider, Lindsay Burke, Nicole Siddall and Kellie Coleman all won titles in the A-Flight while Ashley Karli, Jess Brogna, Kristin Guba, Elizabeth Sullivan and Lauren Fersch all won B-Flight titles to give Marywood nine victories on the day. Jillian Tallarico from King’s won the 1-singles A-Flight title while the Monarch’s Lindsay Warburton took home the 4-singles B-Flight championship. Heather Godino from Keystone won the 5-singles A-Flight title.
The Pacers will retain the MWTI Crystal Ball for one year after having the highest team point total.
A - Flight Champions
#1- Jillian Tallarico (Kings) def. Shiloh Richner (Keystone), 6-3, 6-3
#2- Beth Schneider (Marywood) def. Tory Girton (Keystone), 7-5, 6-2
#3- Lindsay Burke ( Marywood) def. Kimberly Berger Keystone), 6-3, 6-3
#4- Nicole Siddall (Marywood) def. Nicole Molino (Kings), 6-4, 6-3
#5- Heather Godino (Keystone) def. Megan Anascavage (Kings), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
#6- Kellie Coleman (Marywood) def. Xin-rui Zhao (Kings) , 6-4, 6-2
B- Flight Champions
#1- Ashley Karli (Marywood) def. Diana Darby (Kings), 6-4, 6-2
#2- Jess Brogna (Marywood) def. Julia Sherry (Keystone), 6-4, 6-3
#3- Kristin Guba ( Marywood) def. Cynthia Darby (Kings), 6-2, 6-3
#4- Lindsay Warburton (Kings) def. Aubrey Klesh (Marywood), 6-3, 6-4
#5- Elizabeth Sullivan (Marywood) def. Nicole Buckman (Kings), 7-5, 6-3
#6- Lauren Fersch (Marywood) def. Melissa Zipperlen (Kings), 6-3, 6-3