Mountain Hawks fall to first place Army
4/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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After winning all three matches to claim the doubles point, Army wasted little time piling up singles wins, as Niki Flach dropped just three games against sophomore Ariela Cohen at No. 2 singles, Kristin Beehler dropped just two against freshman Liz Piscitelli at No. 4 singles. Robie Verano clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ruthie Furman at No. 6 singles.
Arthofer delivered Lehigh’s lone point with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Sarah Giles-Madden at No. 3 singles. With the victory, Arthofer moves to 4-0 in Patriot League singles matches this season.
The Mountain Hawks will return to action on Monday when they head to
Army 6, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Flach/Tollerton (Army) def. Schwartz/Cohen (LU) 8-2
2. Houghton/Beehler (Army) def. Arthofer/Piscitelli (LU) 8-1
3. Giles-Madden/Robie Verano (Army) def. Reich/Furman (LU) 8-4
Singles
1. Anne Houghton (Army) def. Allie Schwartz (LU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Niki Flach (Army) def. Ariela Cohen (LU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Julie Arthofer (LU) def. Sarah Giles-Madden (Army) 7-6 (5), 6-4
4. Kristin Beehler (Army) def. Liz Piscitelli (LU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Michael Tollerton (Army) def. Stacey Reich (LU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Robie Verano (Army) def. Ruthie Furman (LU) 6-3, 6-2