Feb 22, 2009ERIE, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team played its first match of the spring season and claimed a 6-3 victory over John Carroll in non-league competition at the Westwood Racquet Club on Sunday.
Lauren Kristofco (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle - Pictured to the left), Janna Dickerson (Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre), Alyssa Tom (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary) and Deb Landau (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) won singles matches for the Gators. Allegheny also won two of the three doubles matches.
At first singles, Kristofco defeated Amy Marchlen, 6-1, 6-1, while at four singles, Dickerson battled back from an early deficit to take down Meredith Skaggs, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.
In fifth singles, Tom won over Ashley Bauer, 6-1, 6-1, and Landau defeated Athena Pappis, 7-5, 3-6, 10-3, at sixth singles.
In doubles play, Kristofco and Sara Longo (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) teamed to beat Skaggs and Maria Ciccolini at first doubles, 9-7. Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) won in third doubles, 8-2, over Bauer and Kate Lawson.
The Gator women will be in action next when they travel to Hilton Head Island, S.C., for their spring break trip, which opens up on March 15. On consecutive days, the Gators will play Macalester, Nebraska Wesleyan, Nazareth and St. Lawrence.
