Box Score WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster College women's tennis team fell to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opponent, Washington & Jefferson by a score of 5-3 in the semifinals of the PAC Championship Tournament on Friday.
Westminster dropped to 13-3 overall. W&J improved its overall record to 10-5.
Seniors
Margo Mason (Pittsburgh, PA / Chartiers Valley) and
Alex Marzouca (Kingston, Jamaica / Immaculate Conception) paired together to win their No. 1 doubles match by a score of 8-2. Junior
Casey Barton (New York City, NY / Dominican Academy) and sophomore
Sara Small (Beaver, PA / Beaver Area) also teamed together to give the Titans an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles. Small was also the only Titans to win her singles match, claiming a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles.
Westminster defeated Thiel College, 9-0, in the PAC quarterfinals on Monday. At the conclusion of the tournament, Small was named to the PAC All-Tournament Team.
This is the second year the PAC Championship Tournament will feature a team championship bracket format. The league had previously sponsored a flighted championship, with individual players and doubles pairings exclusively seeded and not based on a team's regular-season finish, since supporting a full complement of women's sports (1985-2017).
Singles competition:
1. Maya Krishnasamy (WJC) def.
Margo Mason (WES) 6-1, 6-4
2. Isabella Goldman (WJC) vs.
Alex Marzouca (WES) 1-6, 7-6, 1-0, unfinished
3. Megan Berard (WJC) def.
Casey Barton (WES) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Jade Annaldo (WJC) def.
Sabrina Slagle (WES) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Caitlin Shellhamer (WJC) def.
McKenna Robinson (WES) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
6.
Sara Small (WES) def. Vanesa Hyde (WJC) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1.
Alex Marzouca/
Margo Mason (WES) def. Maya Krishnasamy/Isabella Goldman (WJC) 8-2
2.
Casey Barton/
Sara Small (WES) def. Jade Annaldo/Vanesa Hyde (WJC) 8-3
3. Caitlin Shellhamer/Megan Berard (WJC) def.
Sabrina Slagle/
McKenna Robinson (WES) 8-3
*The PAC contributed to this release