The Lancaster Bible College women's tennis team dropped to 2-2 this season with an 8-1 defeat at the hands of Immaculata on Saturday at Hempfield Rec Center in Landisville, Pa. The Mighty Macs moved to 1-1 this season with the victory.
 
Doubles: Immaculata swept the doubles on Saturday, as the Lancaster Bible No. 1 team of Deanna Graber and Cara DiCiano lost to Caleigh Masterman and Elizabeth Lipscome, 8-2. The No. 2 team of Haylee Fishel and Kenedi Berkhimer lost 8-3, and the No. 3 team of Kaitlin Kirby and Chloe Campbell dropped an 8-1 decision.
 
Singles: DiCiano picked up the lone victory of the day for the Chargers at No. 2 singles, as she defeated Morgan Jacob, 6-0, 6-2. Graber lost her match at No. 1 singles to Masterman, 6-0, 6-0, while Fishel dropped a back-and-forth match at No. 3 singles to Annamarie Degnan, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.
 
Berkhimer dropped her No. 4 singles match, 6-1, 6-1 to Lipscomb, while Kirby fell at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-0. Campbell lost her opening set at No. 6 singles, 6-0, but battled in the second, before falling, 7-5.

The Coach Says: "It seemed like we started slow and could never gain enough traction to recover," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Rod Baughman said. "We had bright spots within matches, but had to battle from behind most of the day. Cara DiCiano looked strong today and continues to be a consistent force in the top part of our lineup. I am excited about starting North Eastern Athletic Conference play with this group after Easter."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 1-1 all-time against Immaculata…The only other matchup between the two teams came on Oct. 13, 2010 when the Chargers defeated the Mighty Macs, 8-1 in Immaculata, Pa…DiCiano improved to 4-0 in singles play this season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible opens NEAC play on Tuesday, April 6 at Penn St. Berks…The match is set to begin at 2 p.m.