Friday, March 28
2:00:00 PM
Lehigh University
2
vs
5
Army
Two freshmen post singles wins in 5-2 loss to Army
3/28/2014 7:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's tennis team battled hard against a strong Army squad, but the ten-time defending Patriot League champions proved too much as the visiting Black Knights downed the Mountain Hawks 5-2 Friday in Lehigh's league opener at the Lewis Tennis Center. Freshmen Cassidy Cruz and Jamie Campisi posted singles wins in third-set ten-point super tiebreaks to give Lehigh its first match points against the Patriot League power since 2006.
Army won three tight doubles matches and captured four singles matches in straight sets to improve to 17-2 overall and 4-0 in league matches. Lehigh is now 4-8 overall and 0-1 in the league.
In doubles play, Army prevailed in three close matches. At the top flight Black Knight sisters Della and Elle Taylor won 8-6 over senior Jenai Bilimoria and junior Abby Farrell while at No. 2 doubles Jamila Paul and Carolyn Pitman downed Cruz and senior Taylor Hampshire 8-4. The tightest match came at the No. 3 flight as Campisi and classmate Jessica Graham forced a tiebreak against Gabriella Spindler and Allyson Hayley before the Black Knight duo won the tiebreak 7-4 to claim the doubles swep.
Army extended its lead with straight set wins at the first, second and fourth singles flights and added a win at No. 6 singles as Hayley won 6-4, 6-3 over sophomore Ali Kaminetsky.
Cruz put Lehigh on the board after winning a ten point tiebreak over Spindler 10-4 at No. 3 singles. She dropped the first set 2-6 but rallied to win the second 6-1 to force the tiebreak. Campisi won her first set against Elle Taylor at No. 5 singles but needed to fight through a tiebreak, which she won 10-8, after dropping the second set 3-6.
Next up for the Mountain Hawks is a trip to Baltimore to face Patriot League newcomers Loyola, Sunday at 10 a.m.
Army 5, Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Taylor/Taylor (Army) def. Bilimoria/Farrell (LU) 8-6
2. Paul/Pitman (Army) def. Hampshire/Cruz (LU) 8-4
3. Spindler/Hayley (Army) def. Graham/Campisi (LU) 8-7 (4)
Singles
1. Jamila Paul (Army) def. Jenai Bilimoria (LU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Carolyn Pitman (Army) def. Abby Farrell (LU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Cassidy Cruz (LU) def. Gabriella Spindler (Army) 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
4. Della Taylor (Army) def. Jessica Graham (LU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jamie Campisi (LU) def. Elle Taylor (Army) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
6. Allyson Hayley (Army) def. Ali Kaminetsky (LU) 6-4, 6-3
Army won three tight doubles matches and captured four singles matches in straight sets to improve to 17-2 overall and 4-0 in league matches. Lehigh is now 4-8 overall and 0-1 in the league.
In doubles play, Army prevailed in three close matches. At the top flight Black Knight sisters Della and Elle Taylor won 8-6 over senior Jenai Bilimoria and junior Abby Farrell while at No. 2 doubles Jamila Paul and Carolyn Pitman downed Cruz and senior Taylor Hampshire 8-4. The tightest match came at the No. 3 flight as Campisi and classmate Jessica Graham forced a tiebreak against Gabriella Spindler and Allyson Hayley before the Black Knight duo won the tiebreak 7-4 to claim the doubles swep.
Army extended its lead with straight set wins at the first, second and fourth singles flights and added a win at No. 6 singles as Hayley won 6-4, 6-3 over sophomore Ali Kaminetsky.
Cruz put Lehigh on the board after winning a ten point tiebreak over Spindler 10-4 at No. 3 singles. She dropped the first set 2-6 but rallied to win the second 6-1 to force the tiebreak. Campisi won her first set against Elle Taylor at No. 5 singles but needed to fight through a tiebreak, which she won 10-8, after dropping the second set 3-6.
Next up for the Mountain Hawks is a trip to Baltimore to face Patriot League newcomers Loyola, Sunday at 10 a.m.
Army 5, Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Taylor/Taylor (Army) def. Bilimoria/Farrell (LU) 8-6
2. Paul/Pitman (Army) def. Hampshire/Cruz (LU) 8-4
3. Spindler/Hayley (Army) def. Graham/Campisi (LU) 8-7 (4)
Singles
1. Jamila Paul (Army) def. Jenai Bilimoria (LU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Carolyn Pitman (Army) def. Abby Farrell (LU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Cassidy Cruz (LU) def. Gabriella Spindler (Army) 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
4. Della Taylor (Army) def. Jessica Graham (LU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jamie Campisi (LU) def. Elle Taylor (Army) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
6. Allyson Hayley (Army) def. Ali Kaminetsky (LU) 6-4, 6-3
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