Lehigh University
Cornell Fall Invitational
Lehigh opens fall season at Cornell Invite
9/20/2009 9:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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ITHACA, N.Y. – The Lehigh women’s tennis team opened its fall season this weekend the Cornell Fall Invitational. Eight Mountain Hawks competed in the three-day event including Lehigh’s four newcomers, who made their debuts in the Brown and White. Four Mountain Hawks picked up singles wins on the weekend while all four doubles teams won at least one match.
At the top singles flight, senior Julie Arthofer and sophomore Liz Piscitelli each won their first round matches before falling in the second round. In B singles action freshman Patti Muething and sophomore walk-on Izzy Briet picked up singles wins as well.
In doubles action, junior Kiera Murasko-Blank and freshman Abbey Perl won a first round match at B doubles, while teams of Arthofer and Piscitelli, Muething and senior Stacey Reich and Breit and freshmen Gena Levengood each won first round consolations at their respective flights.
The Mountain Hawks fall season continues Saturday, October 10 when they host the Lehigh Fall Invitational on the Ulrich Varsity Courts and inside the Lewis Tennis Center
Julie Arthofer – A singles
W – Cameron Williams, Colgate, 6-2, 6-1
L – Sarah O’Neill, Cornell, 6-1, 6-1
Stacey Reich – A singles
L – Samantha Inacker, Colgate, 6-1, 6-0
L – Marina Baykovskaya, Binghamton, 8-3
Kiera Murasko-Blank – A singles
L – Elise DeRose, Colgate, 6-3, 6-0
L – Amanda Pallikunnel, St. Bonaventure, 8-4
Liz Piscitelli – A singles
W – Marie Barousse, St. Bonaventure 6-2, 6-3
L – Sinziana Chis, Cornell, 6-0, 6-3
Patti Muething – B singles
W – Riley Archer, St. Bonaventure, 6-0, 6-0
L – Danyelle Shapiro, Binghamton, 6-0, 6-2
Abbey Perl – B singles
L – Geraldine Leong, Cornell, 6-1, 6-0
L – Jackie Stimmel, Colgate, 9-7
Gena Levengood – B singles
L – Meredith Rock, Colgate, 6-4, 6-4
L – Kalia Garcia-Rojas, St. Bonaventure, 8-3
Izzy Briet – B singles
W – Eileen Horgan, St. Bonaventure, 6-1, 6-0
L – Basak Gone, Binghamton, 6-0, 6-0
L – Asia Lamar, Colgate, 8-3
Arthofer/Piscitelli – A doubles
L – O’Neill/Sullivan, Cornell, 8-3
W – Barousse/Garcia-Rojas, St. Bonaventure, 8-4
L – Smimova/Gone, Binghamton, 8-2
Reich/Muething – A doubles
L – Smirnova/Gone, Binghamton, 8-1
W – Marin/Pallikunnel, St. Bonaventure, default
L – Brown/Inacker, Colgate, 8-3
Levengood/Breit – B doubles
L – Seyburn/Ordway, Cornell, 8-1
W – Lamar/Bender, Colgate, 8-4
L – Stimmel/Rock, Colgate, 8-4
Murasko-Blank/Perl – B doubles
W – Archer/Kvas, St. Bonaventure, 8-2
L – Leong/Kohagen, Cornell, 8-2
