Box Score CLARION, Pa. --- The Golden Eagles tennis team opened up their 2025 season with a resounding win at home on Friday afternoon, beating Thiel 6-1 at Campbell Courts. The Golden Eagles swept all seven matches contested on the court, winning two of the three doubles matches and five singles matches by convincing scores.
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In the doubles session, the Golden Eagles needed to win both remaining matches to take the extra point.
Davan Lion and
Polia Vladeva were strong at No. 1 doubles, beating the duo of Megan Harding and Mila Brdar by a 6-1 score, while the pairing of
Taelyn Thomas and
Emily McMahan got a shutout in the No. 2 doubles match with a 6-0 win.
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Those strong performances carried over to the singles session, where Clarion won five matches. Lion and McMahan were the most dominant in a day full of exceptional play, not allowing their opponents to win a single game between them; Lion beat Harding 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles while McMahan beat Sabrina Robison 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. Thomas allowed her opponent just one game, beating Chloe Walton 6-0, 6-1 in No. 4 singles, while
Polia Vladeva and
Abby Rodgers won the Nos. 2 and 5 matches, respectively, by 6-1, 6-1 scores. For Rodgers, it was a victory in her collegiate debut, beating Makayla Flock.
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Clarion 6, Thiel 1
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Doubles
- Davan Lion / Polia Vladeva (Clarion) def. Megan Harding / Mila Brdar (Thiel) 6-1
- Taelyn Thomas / Emily McMahan (Clarion) def. Sabrina Robison / Chloe Walton (Thiel) 6-0
- Makayla Flock / Sydney Green (Thiel) win by default
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Singles
- Davan Lion (Clarion) def. Megan Harding (Thiel) 6-0, 6-0
- Polia Vladeva (Clarion) def. Mila Brdar (Thiel ) 6-1, 6-1
- Emily McMahan (Clarion) def. Sabrina Robison (Thiel) 6-0, 6-0
- Taelyn Thomas (Clarion) def. Chloe Walton (Thiel) 6-0, 6-1
- Abby Rodgers (Clarion) def. Makayla Flock (Thiel) 6-1, 6-1
- Sydney Green (Thiel) win by default