Lehigh University
Bucknell
Lehigh falls to Bison; regroups for rival Lafayette
4/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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LEWISBURG,
Bucknell (8-6, 2-0 Patriot League) opened the match, which was rescheduled to Monday after inclement weather last Tuesday, by winning all three doubles matches, dropping just seven total games in the process.
In singles play, the Bison collected wins at each of the top two flights, with Tania Varela beating junior Allie Schwartz in straight sets, and Paulina Gamboa knocking off junior Ariela Cohen. Both Arthofer and Vityuk dropped the first set in their matches, but rallied for third set ten point tiebreak wins. Arthofer defeated Lauren Lucido 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 at No. 3 singles, while Vityuk prevailed over Dara Dwojewski 6-7, 6-3, 10-7 at No. 5 singles.
There will be little rest for the Mountain Hawks who will be back on the court on Tuesday as Lehigh will host rival
Tuesday’s match gets underway at 3 p.m. from Lehigh’s Ulrich Varsity Courts. The match will be televised by Service Electric 2 Sports Tuesday at 7 p.m. Video of the match can also be seen on-demand at Lehighsports.com beginning Tuesday at 7 p.m. Streaming content for Lehigh Athletics is powered by Yahoo! Sports.
Bucknell 5 Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Varela/Lucido (BU) def. Schwartz/Furman (LU) 8-1
2. Gamboa/Calcaterra (BU) def. Arthofer/Reich (LU) 8-2
3. Dwojewski/Baffa (BU) def. Vityuk/Cohen (LU) 8-4
Singles
1. Tania Varela (BU) def. Allie Schwartz (LU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Paulina Gamboa (BU) def. Ariela Cohen (LU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Julie Arthofer (LU) def. Lauren Lucido (BU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
4. Carlin Calcaterra (BU) def. Ruthie Furman (LU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Victoria Vityuk (LU) def. Dara Dwojewski (BU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-7
6. Lauren Rottkamp (BU) def. Stacey Reich (LU) 6-2, 6-2
