ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Cedar Crest College tennis team returned to the win column with a 5-2 victory over Bryn Athyn College in a United East Conference match on Wednesday afternoon.

The Falcons won two of the three doubles matches to claim the point for doubles play. The Lions' team of seniors Hunter Daum (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) and Thea Keal (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) defeated the Falcons' tandem of first-year Raury Barnard (Elkton, Md./Northeast) and sophomore Grace Huff (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area), 6-2. Cedar Crest answered by taking the final two doubles matches. Sophomore Cam Beverage (Taylor, Pa./Riverside) and senior Corinne O'Connor (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) topped junior Keren Abraham (Philadelphia, Pa.) and first-year Ashley Agondanou at the No. 2 spot, 6-2. Sophomore Aleice Cherry (Raleigh, N.C./Oscar Smith) and senior Gracelynn Pauley (New Oxford, Pa./South Western) teamed up at third doubles for a 6-2 triumph, topping junior Karisma Godown and first-year Gretchen Varona (Camaguey, Cuba).

The home squad took four of the six singles matches to capture the team victory. Daum took down Barnard at the top spot, 6-2 and 6-3. Keal beat O'Connor, 6-1 and 6-2 at second singles. Huff defeated Abraham, 6-1 and 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Beverage topped Agondanou at the fourth spot, 6-1 and 6-2. Pauley captured the point at No. 5 singles over Godown with a 6-2, 6-0 win. Cherry closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-1 victory, topping Varona at sixth singles.

Cedar Crest (2-6 overall, 2-4 United East) will next face St. Mary's College of Maryland in a road match on Friday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m. Bryn Athyn (1-7 overall, 1-6 United East) returns to action at Kean University on Thursday, April 17 at 4:00 p.m.