Saturday, February 21
Bethlehem, Pa.
03:00 PM

Lehigh University

4
vs
3

Seton Hall

Winning streak to four as Lehigh downs Seton Hall and Towson

2/21/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Bethlehem, PA – Lehigh continued to roll Saturday afternoon at the Lewis Tennis Center, going 2-0 on the afternoon against Seton Hall and Towson. In the first match, the Mountain Hawks jumped out early to a 4-0 lead before holding off the Pirates 4-3. Then in the second match, Lehigh flexed their muscles taking every single match to win 7-0.  With the victories, Lehigh improves to 4-1 on the season.  Seton Hall falls to 2-5, while Towson falls to 0-2.

 

In the match against Seton Hall, the Mountain Hawks took the doubles point thanks to wins from captains Kristen Nowicki and Rachel Samson 8-4 over Kimberly Barfuss and Catalina Isaza and Gwen Dwyer and Starr Foster over Viviana Figueroa and Lorell Zamot 9-8 (5).

 

In singles, Nowicki and Samson won again, with Nowicki beating Barfuss in straight sets (6-3, 6-1) and Samson defeating Figueroa in three (6-2, 4-6, 6-4).  When Dwyer took down Zamot in straight sets (6-2, 7-5), Lehigh clinched the match.  Seton Hall did rally to win the last three matches to make the final closer. Seton Hall fell to 1-5 on the season with the loss.

 

Against Towson, the Mountain Hawks started off strong and never looked back, winning each match decisively. In three doubles sets, Lehigh dropped just three games. In singles play, Towson was only able to win a single set, as Lindsay Long defeated Kelly Parsons 5-7, 6-1 (10-6) in the third flight matchup.  Dwyer and Maria Anorga gave Lehigh’s captains a rest, and held their own, each defeated their opponents by 6-0, 6-1 tallies.

 

Seton Hall defeated Towson 5-2 in the other match of the day.

 

Lehigh returns to action on February 28 as Delaware comes to town for an 11:00am match.

 

Lehigh vs. Seton Hall – Doubles                                                         

1. Nowicki/Samson, Lehigh

Barfuss/Isaza, Seton Hall

Lehigh, 8-4

2. Dwyer/Foster, Lehigh

Figueroa/Zamot, SH

Lehigh, 9-8 (5)

3. Donohue/Anorga, Lehigh

Gerka/Jogi, SH

SH, 9-8 (4)

 

Lehigh vs. Seton Hall – Singles                                                            

1. Nowicki, Lehigh

Barfuss, SH

Nowicki, 6-3 6-1

2. Samson, Lehigh

Figueroa, SH

Samson, 6-2 4-6 6-4

3. Dwyer, Lehigh

Zamot, SH

Dwyer, 6-2 7-5

4. Anorga, Lehigh

Isaza, SH

Isaza, 6-2 6-1

5. Long, Lehigh

Jogi, SH

Jogi, 0-6 6-3 6-4

6. Murasko-Blank, Lehigh

Gerka, SH

Gerka, 6-1 4-6 (10-4)

 

 

Lehigh vs. Towson – Doubles                                                 

1. Nowicki/Samson, Lehigh

Dumansky/Zeger, Towson

Lehigh, 8-0

2. Foster/Dwyer, Lehigh

Parsons/Long, Towson

Lehigh, 8-1

3. Long/Anorga, Lehigh

Sugar-Butter/Woolfolk, Towson

Lehigh, 8-2

 

Lehigh vs. Towson – Singles                                                  

1. Dwyer, Lehigh

Dumasnky, Towson

Dwyer, 6-0 6-1

2. Anorga, Lehigh

Zeger, Towson

Anorga, 6-0 6-1

3. Long, Lehigh

Parsons, Towson

Long, 5-7 6-1 (10-6)

4. Murasko-Blank, Lehigh

Long, Towson

Murasko-Blank 7-5 6-1

5. Foster, Lehigh

Sugar-Butter, Towson

Foster, 8-3

6. Donohue, Lehigh

Simon, Towson

Donohue, 7-5 6-0

 

Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Tennis
Thursday, April 17
2024-2025 Women's Tennis Season Preview
Thursday, January 30
Lehigh Sports Central: Women's Tennis
Wednesday, March 06