The Lancaster Bible College women's tennis team lost its first match of the spring on Monday, as the Chargers fell to Marywood, 6-3 in Scranton, Pa. The loss sends the Chargers to 2-1 this season, while Monday's match marked the first contest of the season for the Pacers.
 
Doubles: Lancaster Bible's No. 1 team of Deanna Graber and Cara DiCiano got the Chargers off on the right foot, as the pair cruised to an 8-1 victory over Emily Edwards and Deena Haroun Mahdavi. The No. 2 team of Kenedi Berkhimer and Haylee Fishel came up just short, as they lost, 8-7 (9-7) to Faith Kendricks and Lyndsey Medric. Chloe Campbell and Kaitlin Kirby lost at No. 3 doubles, 8-2.
 
Singles: Graber picked up her second win of the day with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles, and DiCiano followed at No. 2 singles with a 6-3, 6-0 win. Fishel lost a tight first set at No. 3 singles, 7-6 (7-3), and then lost, 6-1 in the second frame. Berkhimer fell 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, while Kaitlin Kirby had a strong match at No. 5 singles, but came up on the losing end, 6-4, 6-4. Campbell and her opponent Julia Cicco played a terrific match at No. 6 singles, which Cicco won, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
 
The Coach Says: "The team battled hard today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Rod Baughman said. "On both sides of the net, the scores don't tell the full story as so many games were played through several deuce points. We learned a lot today that hopefully will turn into growth moving forward. Hats off to Marywood, they have a nice team."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 0-2 all-time against Marywood…The only other matchup between the two schools came on Sept. 2, 2010, when the Pacers defeated the Chargers, 9-0…DiCiano improved to 3-0 in singles play this season, while she and partner Deanna Graber are 3-0 in doubles action.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible heads to Langhorne, Pa. on Thursday to face Cairn at 3 p.m.