WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The West Chester University women's tennis team moved to 2-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division play on Tuesday, as the Golden Rams downed East Stroudsburg 7-0 at the South Campus Courts to give WCU its second sweep in a row.
The Golden Rams move to 5-4 overall with Tuesday's sweep and the win puts the Purple & Gold alone at the top of the PSAC East with a 2-0 mark in league games so far this season. The Warriors (4-5) slide to 0-1 in conference following Tuesday's loss and move to 0-3 overall in road matches this season.
For the second match in a row, WCU dominated doubles action, claiming the point thanks to an 18-3 scoring margin across the three matches.
In singles, three individuals earned sweeps at their positions, as
Alyssa Skulsky (CHURCHVILLE, PA/COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH),
Elaina Rochford (WEST CHESTER, PA./HENDERSON), and
Shannon Nixon (WYNCOTE, PA./CHELTENHAM) all defeated their opponents 6-0, 6-0.
Leandra Roelker (ALLENTOWN, PA./SALISBURY) only surrendered two points in a 6-0, 6-2 win at fourth flight, while
Rylee Power (
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA/MARPLE NEWTOWN) outdueled ESU's No. 1 Marina Zardet 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 to claim the point at No. 1 singles.
RESULTS
Doubles
#1 Power/Skulsky (WCU) def. Zardet/McClusky (ESU), 6-2
#2 Erriad/Roelker (WCU) def. Stetina/Jackson (ESU), 6-0
#3 Nixon/Mowrey (WCU) def. Morrissey/McLeod (ESU), 6-1
Singles
#1 Power (WCU) def. Zardet (ESU) | 4-6, 6-1, 1-0
#2 Erriad (WCU) def. McClusky (ESU) | 6-0, 6-0
#3 Skulsky (WCU) def. Stetina (ESU) | 6-0, 6-0
#4 Roelker (WCU) def. Jackson (ESU) | 6-0, 6-2
#5 Rochford (WCU) def. Morrissey (ESU) | 6-0, 6-0
#6 Nixon (WCU) def. McLeod (ESU) | 6-0, 6-0
UP NEXT
Both West Chester tennis teams were scheduled to host Bloomsburg tomorrow (April 3), but high winds in the forecast forced those matches to be pushed back to Thursday (April 4) at 3:30 p.m.
