Finnegan Rolls to 6-0, 6-0 Win at No. 1 Singles

LANCASTER, PA -- The Washington College women's tennis team won at the top two spots in doubles and top five spots in singles en route to a 7-2 Centennial Conference victory over host Franklin & Marshall College this afternoon. The Shorewomen improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play with the win, while the Diplomats fell to 5-5 and 1-3 with the loss.

In doubles, WC sophomore Jordan Finnegan (Wilmington, DE/Archmere Academy) and sophomore Brittany Marshall (Dagsboro, DE/Worcester Prep, MD) posted an 8-6 victory over Meredith Lackey and Dana Russo at No. 1, while senior Kellie Foster (Lothian, MD/St. Mary's) and freshman Campbell McNicol (Mill Neck, NY/St. George's School) topped Valeri Harteg and Danielle Weiner, 8-5, at No. 2. F&M picked up its first point of the match at No. 3 where Victoria Balonik and Katie Ertel downed freshman Kat Cohen (Springfield, MA/Williston-Northampton School) and freshman Kelsey Mills (Cambridge, MD/Cambridge-South Dorchester), 8-4, at No. 3.

Finnegan rolled to a 6-0, 6-0, win against Lackey at No. 1 singles, while Marshall beat Weiner by retirement at No. 2 after leading, 5-2, in the first set. Foster bested Russo, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3, while McNicol topped Harteg, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 4 and Cohen defeated Ertel, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 5. F&M won at No. 6 as Balonik downed Mills, 6-0, 6-0.

The Shorewomen return to action Wednesday with a 3:30 p.m. Centennial Conference home match against Swarthmore.