Mountain Hawks fall 7-0 to visiting Fairleigh Dickinson

Saturday, February 8

2:00:00 PM

Lehigh University

Fairleigh Dickinson

Mountain Hawks fall 7-0 to visiting Fairleigh Dickinson

2/8/2014 5:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's tennis team faced another strong opponent Saturday and visiting Fairleigh Dickinson handed the Mountain Hawks a 7-0 setback inside the Lewis Tennis Center. The Knights won both doubles matches that finished and swept six singles matches dropping just one set on the day. Lehigh falls to 1-3 with the loss, while FDU is now 2-1.

On Friday FDU lost 5-2 to the same Rutgers team that blanked Lehigh 7-0 on Tuesday.

In doubles action the Knights took a 1-0 lead with 6-2 wins at the top two flights. The match at No. 3 doubles was not finished.

Fairleigh Dickinson continued its strong showing in singles with wins at the No.1, No. 2 and No. 4 flights to clinch the match.

Freshman Cassidy Cruz was a bright spot for Lehigh as she took the first set from Gisela Castany at No. 3 singles, but Castany won the second set 6-4 and won a third set ten point tiebreak 10-3. The bottom two singles flights were contested as eight game pro sets with Mariya Krachok winning 8-3 over sophomore Ali Kaminetsky at No. 5 singles, and Manu Leme winning 8-2 over senior Jill Sloand at the No. 6 flight.

The Mountain Hawks will host two matches next weekend, as they will take on Towson Saturday at 11 a.m. and Mount St. Mary's Sunday at 10 a.m.

Fairleigh Dickinson 7, Lehigh 0
Doubles
1. Tihomirova/Castany (FDU) def. Bilimoria/Farrell (LU) 6-2
2. Chis/Pasricha (FDU) def. Hampshire/Cruz (LU) 6-2
3. Krachok/Leme (FDU) vs. Graham/Kaminetsky (LU) 4-3, DNF
Singles
1. Ksenija/Tihomirova (FDU) def. Jenai Bilimoria (LU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Nicole Chis (FDU) def. Abby Farrell (LU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Gisela Castany (FDU) def. Cassidy Cruz (LU) 2-6, 6-4, 10-3
4. Shreya Pasricha (FDU) def. Jess Graham (LU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Mariya Krachok (FDU) def. Ali Kaminetsky (LU) 8-3
6. Manu Leme (FDU) def. Jill Sloand (LU) 8-2