Red Devil Women Hand Garnet First Conference Loss

Alysia Rodgers earned points in the top singles and doubles flights as Dickinson dealt Swarthmore its first conference loss of the season on Saturday
Photo by James Rasp

(Swarthmore, Pa.) - The Dickinson College women's tennis team handed host Swarthmore its first Centennial Conference loss of the season, posting a 7-2 win on Saturday afternoon.

The Red Devils jumped out to a 2-0 lead after doubles, capturing the first and second flights, 8-3 and 8-4.

Junior Alysia Rodgers (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) and sophomore Shannon Lavery (Huntington, W. Va./Huntington) claimed first doubles and earned points in the top two singles flights.

Rodgers posted a 7-5, 6-1 decision in the top spot while Lavery won the second flight, 6-2, 6-4.

Senior Brittany Zoll (Malvern, Pa./Shipley) survived a three-set match to claim the third flight, (6-4, 4-6, 7-6), and teamed with classmate Leigh Oczkowski (Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic) for an 8-4 win in doubles.

Oczkowski also won in singles, claiming the fifth flight, 7-5, 6-2. Sophomore Madeline Altholtz (Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset) added a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win in singles.

The Red Devils improve to 13-3 overall and raise their conference record to 6-2 on the year. Swarthmore falls to 7-3 overall and 6-1 in conference play. The Red Devils return home to face Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 pm.