SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Senior Stephanie Belanger won her final home match as a Lady Raider while fellow senior Kathy Henley played her final match at Robb Sports Complex as the Shippensburg tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to the Crimson Hawks of Indiana (Pa.).

Belanger dropped her first set 6-4, but rallied for a 6-2 victory in the second set that forced a tiebreaker. After falling behind 9-5 and coming within one point of dropping the match, Belanger rallied for five consecutive points to take a 10-9 lead in the tiebreaker. 

The two competitors exchanged points to bring the score to 11-11, and Belanger came through for a 13-11 win in the tiebreaker that gave the senior her first victory since a 7-5, 6-2 decision against Cheyney on Sept. 16, 2007.

Freshman Jess Lodek earned the other Lady Raider victory on the day with a 6-4, 6-3 decision.

Shippensburg will travel to Kutztown to conclude its PSAC schedule this Tuesday with a match at 3:30 p.m. 

IUP 7, Shippensburg 2

 

1. Andriana Nunic (IUP) def. Jackie Kramer, 6-2, 6-1

2. Laura Henderson (IUP) def. Ali Horvath, 7-5, 6-0

3. Alyssa Shubra (IUP) def. Kathy Henley, 6-1, 6-0

4. Jess Lodek (Ship) def. Jessica Kamp, 6-4, 6-3

5. Emily Shubra (IUP) def. Monica Berardi, 6-3, 6-1

6. Stephanie Belanger (Ship) def. Laura Kale, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (13-11)

 

1. Nunic/Henderson (IUP) def. Jackie Kramer/Jess Lodek, 8-2

2. Shubra/Shubra (IUP) def. Kathy Henley/Ali Horvath, 8-1

3. Emily Rizzo/Kamp (IUP) def. Robin Light/Monica Berardi, 8-0

Records
IUP (1-6, 1-3 PSAC West)
Shippensburg (2-11, 0-4 PSAC West)