April 28, 2007
2007 Patriot League Women's Tennis Championship Page
Bethlehem, Pa. - No. 5 Lehigh defeated No. 4 Lafayette, 4-0, on its home court, while No. 3 Bucknell blanked No. 6 Holy Cross, 4-0, in quarterfinal action at the 2007 Patriot League Women's Tennis Tournament at Lehigh's Ulrich Varsity Tennis Courts.
Lehigh will move on to play No. 1 Army in the first semifinal on Sunday at 10 a.m. Bucknell will face No. 2 Colgate at 1 p.m. Both Army and Colgate received first-round byes. The 2007 Patriot League Championship Match will take place on Monday, April 30 at 1 p.m.
Lehigh took the doubles point from Lafayette with all three matches finishing out. Gwen Dwyer and Allison Schwartz won 8-2, Julie Arthofer and Ruthie Furman took a 8-6 game, and Victoria Vityuk and Francesca Murasko-Blank came up with a 8-5 victory. Dwyer, Schwartz and Furman were double winners on the day, all taking singles matches from their Lafayette counterparts. Lehigh improves to 7-11 on the year, while Lafayette closes out the season at 6-7 overall.
No. 5 Lehigh 4, No. 4 Lafayette 0
Singles
1. Gwen Dwyer, Lehigh def. Julia Strang, Lafayette 6-1, 6-3
2. Alexis Jacobi, Lehigh vs. Danielle Bailey, Lafayette 6-4, DNF
3. Allison Schwartz, Lehigh def. Ansley Scudder, Lafayette 6-3, 6-0
4. Julie Arthofer, Lehigh vs. Lauren Clarke, Lafayette 6-4, 3-2, DNF
5. Francesca Murasko-Blank, Lehigh vs. Sarah Sykes, Lafayette 6-4, 2-1, DNF
6. Ruthie Furman, Lehigh def. Jacqui Bonder, Lafayette 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Dwyer/Schwartz, Lehigh def. Bailey/Clarke, Lafayette 8-2
2. Arthofer/Furman, Lehigh def. Strang/Sykes, Lafayette 8-6
3. Victoria Vityuk/Murasko-Blank, Lehigh def. Scudder/Bonder, Lafayette 8-5
Singles Order of Finish: 6, 3, 1
DNF - Did Not Finish
The Bucknell duo of Carlin Calcaterra and Paulina Gamboa took an 8-0 game at No. 2 doubles, while teammates Camille Simonetti and Caitie Baffa earned a 8-3 win at the No. 3 spot to lock up the doubles point for Bucknell. Gamboa won a 6-2, 6-2 match at first singles, while Ashley Globerman and Kirstyn Sotak also notched victories at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively. Bucknell ups its season record to 7-13, while Holy Cross heads home with a 0-7 overall mark on the year.
No. 3 Bucknell 4, No. 6 Holy Cross 0
Singles
1. Paulina Gamboa, Bucknell def. Meg Moran, Holy Cross 6-2, 6-2
2. Carlin Calcaterra, Bucknell vs. Kristen Meahl, Holy Cross 6-4, 4-4, DNF
3. Ashley Globerman, Bucknell def. Meredith Bacon, Holy Cross 6-4, 6-1
4. Kirstyn Sotak, Bucknell def. Meg Manahan, Holy Cross 6-0, 6-0
5. Caitie Baffa, Bucknell vs. Melanie Bunke, Holy Cross 5-7, DNF
6. Renee Weissand, Bucknell vs. Paige Brown, Holy Cross 6-3, 3-3, DNF
Doubles
1. Tania Varela/Globerman, Bucknell vs. Moran/Bacon, Holy Cross 5-5, DNF
2. Calcaterra/Gamboa, Bucknell def. Manahan/Meahl, Holy Cross 8-0
3. Camille Simonetti/Baffa, Bucknell def. Brown/Natalie Lin, Holy Cross, 8-3
Singles Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3
DNF- Did Not Finish
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