Lehigh University
ECAC Open Championship
Lehigh second at ECAC Championships
9/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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NEWPORT, R.I. – Lehigh resumed fall play this weekend, looking to defend its 2005 title at the ECAC Women’s Open Tennis Championships. The Mountain Hawks had an impressive showing, but had to settle for second in the eight team event, three points behind
The field was broken into five brackets, with four flights of singles and a flight of doubles. All four Lehigh singles players won at least one match to reach the semifinals, with senior co-captain Francesca Murasko-Blank having the best showing, finishing second in fourth singles. The pleasant surprise for the Mountain Hawks was the play of the doubles team of sophomore Victoria Vityuk and freshman Julie Arthofer, who won the doubles title with a 7-6, 2-1 win over Steph Catanzano and Amanda Barletta of Rhode Island. The URI duo had to retire in the second set giving Lehigh the win and key team points.
“Our kids played really well this weekend,” said Lehigh head coach Dave Shook. “I was especially impressed with our doubles play, with Julie being a freshman and Vic a sophomore who didn’t play much last year. They came through with a huge win that helped us get second place.”
Murasko-Blank posted a pair of straight-set wins to reach the finals in fourth singles, where she was beaten by Nyssa Peale of
The Mountain Hawks will continue their fall season on October 14 when they host the Lehigh Tennis Invitational at the
Team Score 1. 16 2. LEHIGH 13 3. 12.5 4. 9.5 T5. Colgate 8 T5. 8 T7. RPI 6 T7. Sacred Heart 6
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