Women's Tennis

Top Seeded Dutchmen Stop Blazers in Semifinals

ANNVILLE, Pa. - Hood College's trip to the postseason came to a halt with a 5-0 loss to top seeded Lebanon Valley in the Commonwealth Conference Semifinals.

Michelle Shedd (Middletown, Md. / Middletown) and Aubrey Fetters (Frostburg, Md. / Bishop Walsh) played the closest doubles match, falling 8-4 to Marla Scacchitti and Brittany Dierwechter. The first doubles duo of Olivia Hosch (Newport, R.I. / Cushing Academy) and Sandra Dziadas (Long Pond, Pa. / Pocono Mountain West) dropped an 8-3 final against Mary Kate Lemon and Nicole Kracum.

The Dutchmen won the first two completed singles matches to clinch the victory. Shedd came up short against Kracum at third singles, 6-3, 6-0. At sixth singles, Olivia Edwards was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Meaghan Donahue (Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville). 

Hood entered the tournament as the fourth seed after posting a 3-3 record in conference play. Overall, the Blazers went 5-10. It was the most overall victories for Hood since the 2011-12 season, when the team went 7-11. The playoff appearance was the Blazers' first since a trip to the Capital Athletic Conference Semifinals in 2009-10. 

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Players Mentioned

Meaghan Donahue

Meaghan Donahue

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sandra Dziadas

Sandra Dziadas

5' 3"
Senior
Aubrey Fetters

Aubrey Fetters

Junior
Olivia Hosch

Olivia Hosch

Junior
Michelle Shedd

Michelle Shedd

5' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Meaghan Donahue

Meaghan Donahue

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sandra Dziadas

Sandra Dziadas

5' 3"
Senior
Aubrey Fetters

Aubrey Fetters

Junior
Olivia Hosch

Olivia Hosch

Junior
Michelle Shedd

Michelle Shedd

5' 3"
First Year