Lehigh University
Fairleigh Dickinson
Lehigh holds off Fairleigh Dickinson, 5-2
2/3/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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The Mountain Hawks won the doubles point, winning both flights after earning a win by default from the Knights at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, the Knights earned wins at first and second singles to take a 2-1 lead. Junior Victoria Vityuk won in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 over Sarah Delliere at No. 4 singles to tie the match at two, and then classmate Ruthie Furman pulled out the lone singles match to go to three sets, outlasting Jen DeCarlos 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at third singles. Needing just one win to clinch the match, Lehigh received straight set wins from sophomore Stacey Reich and freshman Kiera Murasko-Blank at fifth and sixth singles respectively.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the court on Thursday when they welcome the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers to the
Lehigh 5 Fairleigh Dickinson 2
Doubles
1. Schwartz/Furman (LU) def. Chernyshova/Jen DeCarlos (FDU) 8-3
2. Reich/Jacobi (LU) def. Jinny DeCarlos/Delliere (FDU) 8-1
3. Default to Lehigh
Singles
1. Julija Korshunova (FDU) def. Allie Schwartz (LU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Ksenia Chernyshova (FDU) def. Alexis Jacobi (LU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Ruthie Furman (LU) def. Jen DeCarlos (FDU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
4. Victoria Vityuk (LU) def. Sarah Delliere (FDU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Stacey Reich (LU) def. Jinny DeCarlos (FDU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Kiera Murasko-Blank (LU) def. Christina Martine (FDU) 6-3, 6-2
