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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Clarion 6, Thiel 1
 
Doubles

1. Davan Lion / Polia Vladeva (Clarion) def. Megan Harding / Mila Brdar (Thiel) 6-1
2. Taelyn Thomas / Emily McMahan (Clarion) def. Sabrina Robison / Chloe Walton (Thiel) 6-0
3. Makayla Flock / Sydney Green (Thiel) win by default

 
Singles

1. Davan Lion (Clarion) def. Megan Harding (Thiel) 6-0, 6-0
2. Polia Vladeva (Clarion) def. Mila Brdar (Thiel ) 6-1, 6-1
3. Emily McMahan (Clarion) def. Sabrina Robison (Thiel) 6-0, 6-0
4. Taelyn Thomas (Clarion) def. Chloe Walton (Thiel) 6-0, 6-1
5. Abby Rodgers (Clarion) def. Makayla Flock (Thiel) 6-1, 6-1
6. Sydney Green (Thiel) win by default