AMY LYNCH WINS PSAC INDIVIDUAL TENNIS TITLE, BLOOMSBURG WINS TEAM CROWN
HERSHEY – Amy Lynch of Shippensburg took top honors as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tennis championships, Saturday, at the Hershey Racquet Club as she won the number one singles flight.
Despite Lynch’s heroics, Bloomsburg’s depth brought it the team championship as the Huskies won four singles flights in the tournament. Bloomsburg scored 29 points while Shippensburg was second with 26.
Lynch beat Kristin Maneval of Millersville 6-1, 6-0 in the semi-finals and then topped Bloomsburg Stacy Withrow 6-1, 6-2 in the finals. She also combined talents with teammate Jen McKonly to win the number one doubles flight with a 8-6 win over the Huskies’ Trish Sweeny and Ashley Goetz.
For Bloomsburg Sweeney was the champ at number two singles, Amy Koontz won at number four, Cara Evanelista was champ at number five and Amber Lee won at number six.
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
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1.
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Bloomsburg
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29
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2.
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Shippensburg
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26
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3.
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Slippery Rock
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20
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4.
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West Chester
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13
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4.
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Kutztown
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13
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6.
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Clarion
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12
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7.
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Millersville
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9
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8.
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Indiana
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6
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9.
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East Stroudsburg
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5
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10.
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California
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2
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11.
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Cheyney
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0
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11.
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Edinboro
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0
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Singles Champions
Flight 1 – Amy Lynch (Shipp) d. Stacy Withrow (BU) 6-1, 6-2
Flight 2 – Trish Sweeney (Bloom) d. Jennifier McKonly (Shipp) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Flight 3 – Francine Stankiewicz (Shipp) d. Kristen Karl (Kutz) 6-7, 7-6, 6-2
Flight 4 – Amy Koontz (Bloom) d. Danielle McGrath (W.Chest) 6-4, 6-1
Flight 5 – Cara Evangelista (Bloom) d. Lesley Boltz (Shipp) 6-4, 6-2
Flight 6 – Amber Lee (Bloom) d. Maureen Williams (Clarion) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles Champions
Flight 1 – Lynch-McKonly (Shipp) d. Sweeney-Ashley Goetz (Bloom) 8-6
Flight 2 – Tiffany Gross-Andrea Campanelli (Slippery Rock) d. Stankiewicz-Boltz (Shipp) 8-4
Flight 3 – Darla Opferman-Melissa Labosco (Slippery Rock) d. Koontz-Lee (Bloom) 8-3