STEUBENVILLE – It was the second home game of the season for the Franciscan University of Steubenville Lady Barons Tennis team as they took on Washington and Jefferson College Wednesday afternoon. The inaugural team fell to the Presidents 7-2, bringing their overall standings to 1-3, and 1-1 on the season in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.  

The match began with doubles. Seeded third, Lady Barons Kiah Christiansen and Lucia Neugebaur, both freshmen, were the only pair to defeat Washington and Jefferson, 8-6.

Head tennis coach Curtis Allen was pleased with their performance, noting that "Kiah played excellently tonight".

The singles matches were a tough fight for the Lady Barons, falling 5-1. Junior Lyndsay Nadeau defeated Washington and Jefferson's Valerie Mahoney, 6-0, 4-6, (11-9).

"I felt like we were pretty even," Nadeau said afterwards. "You just have to remember that the next point wins it."

"Lyndsay played excellently," noted Allen. "She was our bright spot tonight. She had to fight back."

Sophomore Taylor McColgan, number one seed on the team, is currently sidelined with ankle injures.

The Lady Barons will host conference opponent Penn State Behrend this Saturday at 1 p.m.