Pavilionyte Advances to PSAC Championship Semifinals

April 29, 2006

Singles Bracket | Doubles Bracket

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Senior Lina Pavilionyte (Vilnius, Lithuania/Vilnius Sv. Kristofer) advanced to the semifinals of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Individual Tennis Championships on Saturday for the fourth-straight year, posting a perfect 2-0 record.

In doubles, Pavilionyte teamed with junior Melinda Meisel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) to advance to the quarterfinals with an 8-2 victory over Christy Lilli and Caitlin Golden of Millersville.

The duo, teaming up for the first time this season, then lost to the No. 1-seeded team of Magaly Peter and Jharna Nansi in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (7-2). Peter and Nansi posted a 10-0 record in the regular season.

Pavilionyte, seeded third in singles, will face the No. 1-seed in Inga Chilingaryan from California (Pa.) on Sunday after posting two straight-set victories. She received a bye in the first round before defeating Cori Rombach of Clarion, 6-0, 6-4. The two did not get to play in the regular season because of an injury default by Rombach.

In the quarterfinals, Pavilionyte beat Chilingaryan's teammate, Katie Anderson, 6-0, 6-4. Anderson played at No. 2 singles when California (Pa.) and Shippensburg met on April 4. In that match, Chilingaryan edged Pavilionyte 6-1, 6-3.

Also in singles on Saturday, Meisel was defeated by Andriana Nunic of Indiana (Pa.), 6-1, 6-2.

Competition continues on Sunday at Bloomsburg University.

- Lady Raider Tennis -