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Daemen DAEW (5-9)
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Winner Mercyhurst MHURSTW (5-1)
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Mercyhurst MHURSTW
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Wildcats Fall To Lakers

ERIE, Pa. - The Daemen University women's tennis team suffered a 7-0 loss to Mercyhurst University this afternoon at the Westwood Tennis Club. Daemen dropped to 5-9 on the year, while the host Lakers improved to 5-1.

The match was played under NCAA Division I/II scoring rules and the MU claimed the doubles point after winning all three matches. Daemen's No. 1 singles team of senior Frida Rubio (San Diego, Calif.) and junior Kitsa Scime (Williamsville, N.Y.) came up just short against MU's Kayla Dean and Roisin Murphy, falling in a tie-breaker 7-6 (7-1).

Mercyhurst prevailed in straight sets in all six singles matches.

Daemen is now idle until March 3 when they take on cross-town rival D'Youville. The Saints will be the host team and the match will be played at Southtowns Tennis Center.

MATCH NOTES
  • The match marked the fifth all-time  meeting between the two schools. Mercyhurst has prevailed in all five meetings.
     
  • Scime is now 12-5 on the season. She ranks fifth among Daemen's all-time leaders in career singles wins (35) and is now 30-12 in her last 42 singles matches dating back to the end of her freshman season.

    DOUBLES RESULTS
    #1 – Kayla Dean & Roisin Murphy (MU) defeat Frida Rubio & Kitsa Scime (DAE),  7-6 (7-1)
    #2 – Sara Bertolez & Daria Rogova (MU) defeat Emily Jablonski & Arianna Lysiak (DAE), 6-0
    #3 – Val Budin & Kiersten Brown (MU) defeat Yinett Del Leon & Carly Armitage (DAE), 6-3

    Order of finish: n/a

    SINGLES RESULTS
    #1 – Dean defeats Rubio, 6-2, 6-0
    #2 – Rogova defeats Scime, 6-0, 6-2
    #3 – Murphy defeats Del Leon, 6-1, 6-2
    #4 – Bertolez defeats Armitage, 6-2, 6-1
    #5 – Brown defeats Jablonski, 6-0, 6-0
    #6 – Budin defeats Dania Mehani (DAE), 6-0, 6-0

    Order of finish: 5,6,1,4,3,2
 

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