
Lehigh edged by visiting Delaware 4-3 in season opener
1/28/2015 10:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh's season-opening match came down to the wire but a straight set win at No. 5 singles gave visiting Delaware a 4-3 win over the Mountain Hawks Wednesday night at the Lewis Tennis Center. The Mountain Hawks lost the doubles point, but won three singles matches before the Blue Hens clinched the match with Kim Milla's 6-4, 6-3 win over freshman Abby Duddy.
Sophomore Jamie Campisi won matches in both doubles and singles, while two of Lehigh's three freshmen who competed won in their varsity debut.
In doubles, Campisi teamed with Duddy to defeat Danea Jonjic and Abby Martinez 6-2, but Delaware claimed the first point of the match when Amanda Studnicki and Milla defeated senior Abby Farrell and sophomore Jessica Graham 6-3 at the No. 3 flight.
Freshman Briana Maravich put Lehigh on the board with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Amanda Studnicki at the No. 4 singles flight. Campisi followed with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Jonjic at No. 2. Delaware captured the top flight as Arielle Shuren beat sophomore Cassidy Cruz 7-5, 7-5 and secured a third point when Nataliya Naumova defeated Farrell in three sets at No. 3 singles.
Lehigh's third point came from freshman Kirstin Godau, who won 7-5, 6-2 over Abby Martinez at No. 6 singles but Milla's win over Duddy at No. 5 clinched a 2-0 start to the season for the Blue Hens.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the courts on Saturday when they host Niagara at 10 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
Delaware 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Shuren/Naumova (UD) def. Cruz/Maravich (LU) 6-1
2. Studnicki/Milla (UD) def. Farrell/Graham (LU) 6-3
3. Campisi/Duddy (LU) def. Jonjic/Martinez (UD) 6-2
Singles
1. Arielle Shuren (UD) def. Cassidy Cruz (LU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Jamie Campisi (LU) def. Danea Jonjic (UD) 6-4, 7-5
3. Nataliya Naumova (UD) def. Abby Farrell (LU) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4
4. Briana Maravich (LU) def. Amanda Studnicki (UD) 6-1, 6-2
5. Kim Milla (UD) def. Abby Duddy (LU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Kirstin Godau (LU) def. Abby Martinez (UD) 7-5, 6-2
Sophomore Jamie Campisi won matches in both doubles and singles, while two of Lehigh's three freshmen who competed won in their varsity debut.
In doubles, Campisi teamed with Duddy to defeat Danea Jonjic and Abby Martinez 6-2, but Delaware claimed the first point of the match when Amanda Studnicki and Milla defeated senior Abby Farrell and sophomore Jessica Graham 6-3 at the No. 3 flight.
Freshman Briana Maravich put Lehigh on the board with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Amanda Studnicki at the No. 4 singles flight. Campisi followed with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Jonjic at No. 2. Delaware captured the top flight as Arielle Shuren beat sophomore Cassidy Cruz 7-5, 7-5 and secured a third point when Nataliya Naumova defeated Farrell in three sets at No. 3 singles.
Lehigh's third point came from freshman Kirstin Godau, who won 7-5, 6-2 over Abby Martinez at No. 6 singles but Milla's win over Duddy at No. 5 clinched a 2-0 start to the season for the Blue Hens.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the courts on Saturday when they host Niagara at 10 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
Delaware 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Shuren/Naumova (UD) def. Cruz/Maravich (LU) 6-1
2. Studnicki/Milla (UD) def. Farrell/Graham (LU) 6-3
3. Campisi/Duddy (LU) def. Jonjic/Martinez (UD) 6-2
Singles
1. Arielle Shuren (UD) def. Cassidy Cruz (LU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Jamie Campisi (LU) def. Danea Jonjic (UD) 6-4, 7-5
3. Nataliya Naumova (UD) def. Abby Farrell (LU) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4
4. Briana Maravich (LU) def. Amanda Studnicki (UD) 6-1, 6-2
5. Kim Milla (UD) def. Abby Duddy (LU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Kirstin Godau (LU) def. Abby Martinez (UD) 7-5, 6-2
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