Lyons down Gordon in non-conference tennis action, improve to 2-0

September 5, 2005

NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College women's tennis team moved to 2-0 on the young season after taking down Gordon College, 8-1 Monday afternoon in a non-conference contest on the Clark Tennis Courts. The Lyons won their first two matches for the third straight season, while Gordon was seeing its first action of the fall.

The Lyons opened play by taking two of three doubles matches, and only losing the third after rallying from a large deficit. At number one, Wheaton juniors Jamie Weiss (Chicago, IL/Francis W. Parker School) and Darby McDermott (Briarcliff Manor, NY/Hackley School) teamed for an 8-2 win before the Lyons' third doubles team had a similarly easy time. Sophomore Maya Milic-Strkalj (Philadelphia, PA/Friends' Central School) and freshman Samantha Schraeter (Rye, NY/Rye) notched another 8-2 victory.

At second doubles, sophomore Briana Jackson (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) and freshman Meghan Doyle (Hingham, MA/Hingham) trailed 6-3 against senior Erin Davidson (Moorestown, NJ) and junior Jen Schneider (Sayville, NY) before coming back to knot the score at seven, only to see Gordon pick up the next two points to clinch the Fighting Scots' lone win of the afternoon.

In singles play, Weiss started things off with a 6-3, 6-1 win in the top position. McDermott picked up a 6-2, 6-1 victory at two while Doyle took a 6-0, 6-2 decision in the third spot. Jackson picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win at four, freshman Mallory Farmer (Washington, CT/The Gunnery) notched a 6-0, 6-2 triumph at fifth singles and Milic-Strkalj racked up a 6-4, 6-3 decision at six.

Wheaton hits the road for a weekend trip to New York, where it will face Skidmore College on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and Union College on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. The Lyons return home Tuesday, September 13 to open league play against Babson College at 4:00 p.m.

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