Women's Tennis 4/18/2015 9:00:00 PM

Women's tennis secures No. 1 seed in Landmark Championships with win over Drew

Results

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team's third clean sweep of the season was its most meaningful. The Blue Jays whitewashed Drew, 9-0, Saturday on Senior Day at the Alumni Courts to secure the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Landmark Conference Championships.

Between the Jays' three doubles teams, only 4-of-28 games didn't go their way.

Madison McCall and Sam Procak picked up their 10th win together, 8-1, against Katie Marshall and Andrea Defillo, while No. 1's Christine Evangelista and Kaitlyn Pellegrino matched that score in their victory over the Rangers' (5-8, 1-6 Landmark) Deanna Williams and Kirby Clark.

Evangelista's 59th career doubles win moved her into sole possession of sixth on the school's all-time wins list.

The regionally-ranked Blue Jays (12-3, 6-0 Landmark) pushed their advantage to 3-0 at the end of doubles with Lauren Berry and Taylor Helsel finishing off Alex Scarborough and Megan Jarvis 8-2.

E-town's dominance carried over to singles, where none of the six players in its lineup lost more than two games in any set.

Helsel swept Kathryn Swenor 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 and Berry emerged with a 6-1, 6-0 outcome over Scarborough.

Evangelista and Pellegrino won their first and second singles matches by 6-1, 6-2 counts, respectively.

McCall was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Jarvis at No. 4 and Sarah Calabro defeated Kirby Clark 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5.

With the win, Elizabethtown extended its conference winning streak to 39 matches, which dates back to 2008-09 in its former home, the Commonwealth Conference. The 2015 season is the Blue Jays' first in the Landmark.

E-town will have a chance to complete an unbeaten regular season in the league Monday at 4 p.m. at Susquehanna. The Jays, who still host Messiah (Tuesday) and Harford C.C. (Saturday), will open the conference tournament at home on Wednesday, April 29, against Catholic.

Elizabethtown 9, Drew 0
April 18, 2015 at Elizabethtown, Pa. (Alumni Courts)

Singles competition

1. Christine Evangelista (ETWN-W) def. Deanna Williams (DREW) 6-1, 6-2

2. Kaitlyn Pellegrino (ETWN-W) def. Katie Marshall (DREW) 6-1, 6-2

3. Lauren Berry (ETWN-W) def. Alex Scarborough (DREW) 6-1, 6-0

4. Madison McCall (ETWN-W) def. Megan Jarvis (DREW) 6-1, 6-1

5. Sarah Calabro (ETWN-W) def. Kirby Clark (DREW) 6-2, 6-1

6. Taylor Helsel (ETWN-W) def. Kathryn Swenor (DREW) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Christine Evangelista/Kaitlyn Pellegrino (ETWN-W) def. Deanna Williams/Kirby Clark (DREW) 8-1

2. Lauren Berry/Taylor Helsel (ETWN-W) def. Alex Scarborough/Megan Jarvis (DREW) 8-2

3. Madison McCall/Sam Procak (ETWN-W) def. Katie Marshall/Andrea Defillo (DREW) 8-1

Match Notes

Drew 5-8, 1-6 Landmark

Elizabethtown 12-3, 6-0 Landmark; Regional ranking #19

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,2,1,4,5,6)

Landmark Conference match

Elizabethtown ranked 19th in the ITA Atlantic South Region

T-4:10 A-55

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Berry: 5' 1"; Junior

Sarah Calabro: 5' 2"; Senior

Christine Evangelista: 5' 0"; Senior

Taylor Helsel: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Madison McCall: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Kaitlyn Pellegrino: 5' 7"; Senior

Sam Procak: 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lauren Berry
: 5' 1"; Junior

Sarah Calabro
: 5' 2"; Senior

Christine Evangelista
: 5' 0"; Senior

Taylor Helsel
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Madison McCall
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Kaitlyn Pellegrino
: 5' 7"; Senior

Sam Procak
: 5' 3"; Freshman