Lehigh University
Fairleigh Dickinson
Lehigh edges FDU in spring season opener
2/4/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
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The Mountain Hawks took an early lead by sweeping the three doubles contests. Senior Gwen Dwyer teamed with sophomore Allie Schwartz for a win at first doubles. Junior Alexis Jacobi and senior Cessa Murasko-Blank were a winning team at second doubles, while freshman Julie Arthofer and sophomore Victoria Vityuk were victorious at third doubles, to help give Lehigh the early 1-0 lead.
In singles action, Lehigh just needed a split to win the match and did just that. Dwyer was a winner at first singles, 7-5, 7-5 over Julija Korsunova. The Mountain Hawks also got convincing wins from Arthofer at fifth singles and Murasko-Blank at sixth singles.
The Mountain Hawks will be back on the court on Wednesday, when they host
Doubles
1. Dwyer/Schwartz (LU) def. Korsunova/Smith (FDU) 8-3
2. Jacobi/Murasko-Blank (LU) def. Chernyshova/DeCarlos (FDU) 8-6
3. Arthofer/Vityuk (LU) def. Small/Encarnacion (FDU) 8-1
Singles
1. Gwen Dwyer (LU) def. Julija Korsunova (FDU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Ksenia Chernyshova (FDU) def. Ariela Cohen (LU) 7-6, injury default
3. Jessica DeCarlos (FDU) def. Allie Schwartz (LU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Clara Smith (FDU) def. Alexis Jacobi (LU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Julie Arthofer (LU) def. Tricia Small (FDU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Cessa Murasko-Blank (LU) def. Joanne Encarnacion (FDU) 6-0, 6-0
