Lehigh University Athletics
Friday, April 20
West Point, N.Y.
11 a.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Bucknell University
Lehigh Women Open Postseason Play Friday Against Bucknell
4/19/2018 2:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PATRIOT LEAGUE PREVIEWÂ | CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks team open postseason play Friday at 11 a.m. against Bucknell in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Women's Tennis Championship hosted by Army West Point.
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Lehigh (10-9, 4-3 PL) enters the postseason as the fourth seed and the Bison (14-7, 3-2) have garnered the fifth seed. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Bucknell, 4-1, last week in the regular season showdown.
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Three-time First Team All-Patriot League selection Christina Auyeung leads Lehigh at the No. 1 singles flight. She enters the postseason with an overall record of 11-8 and a mark of 3-4 in league play. Auyeung will face Lisa Jouravleva from Bucknell who she defeated in three sets in the regular season matchup.
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Freshman Paula Gonzalez will compete at No. 2 singles for Lehigh as she enters the postseason with a 10-9 overall record, including a mark of 4-3 against league opponents. Gonzalez will face Paige Leavy in a rematch from the regular season in which Gonzalez won, 6-4, 6-4.
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2017 Patriot League Women's Tennis Rookie of the Year, Sibel Can, will be competing at the the No. 3 singles flight. Can owns an overall record of 10-8 with record of 4-2 in league play. The Lehigh sophomore will once again face Mishi Papich, who was leading Can, 4-2, in the third set before their match was suspended in the regular season meeting.
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Junior Grace Lin will represent Lehigh at the No. 4 singles flight as she carries an overall record of 8-8 into the postseason. Lin will have a rematch with Cayla Koch from Bucknell. Each player won a set in the previous meeting before the match was suspended.
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Senior Briana Maravich owns an overall record of 11-8 with a mark of 5-2 in league play and will compete at the No. 5 singles spot in the postseason. Maravich will square off against Sofia Ayuso on Friday. The two did not meet in the regular season.
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Freshman Casey Zhong earned a spot in the postseason lineup as she will be competing at the No. 6 singles flight. Zhong will face Rachel Carroll, who did not compete in the regular season dual, on Friday.
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Auyeung and Zhong will assume their place at the No. 1 doubles flight for Lehigh and will once again face Jouravleva and Leavy. Auyeung and Zhong trailed the Bucknell duo, 5-4, before the match was suspended.
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Gonzalez and Can will represent Lehigh at the No. 2 doubles flight and will again face Koch and Emilie Bush. Gonzalez and Can scored a 6-3 victory in the regular season meeting.
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Lin and Maravich will have a rematch with Papich and Ayuso at the No. 3 doubles flight. Lin and Maravich picked up a 6-4 victory in the previous meeting.
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If the Mountain Hawks should win Friday's quarterfinal match, they will face the winner of the No. 1 Navy-No. 8 Colgate/No. 9 Holy Cross match in a semifinal round match on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks team open postseason play Friday at 11 a.m. against Bucknell in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Women's Tennis Championship hosted by Army West Point.
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Lehigh (10-9, 4-3 PL) enters the postseason as the fourth seed and the Bison (14-7, 3-2) have garnered the fifth seed. The Mountain Hawks defeated the Bucknell, 4-1, last week in the regular season showdown.
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Three-time First Team All-Patriot League selection Christina Auyeung leads Lehigh at the No. 1 singles flight. She enters the postseason with an overall record of 11-8 and a mark of 3-4 in league play. Auyeung will face Lisa Jouravleva from Bucknell who she defeated in three sets in the regular season matchup.
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Freshman Paula Gonzalez will compete at No. 2 singles for Lehigh as she enters the postseason with a 10-9 overall record, including a mark of 4-3 against league opponents. Gonzalez will face Paige Leavy in a rematch from the regular season in which Gonzalez won, 6-4, 6-4.
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2017 Patriot League Women's Tennis Rookie of the Year, Sibel Can, will be competing at the the No. 3 singles flight. Can owns an overall record of 10-8 with record of 4-2 in league play. The Lehigh sophomore will once again face Mishi Papich, who was leading Can, 4-2, in the third set before their match was suspended in the regular season meeting.
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Junior Grace Lin will represent Lehigh at the No. 4 singles flight as she carries an overall record of 8-8 into the postseason. Lin will have a rematch with Cayla Koch from Bucknell. Each player won a set in the previous meeting before the match was suspended.
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Senior Briana Maravich owns an overall record of 11-8 with a mark of 5-2 in league play and will compete at the No. 5 singles spot in the postseason. Maravich will square off against Sofia Ayuso on Friday. The two did not meet in the regular season.
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Freshman Casey Zhong earned a spot in the postseason lineup as she will be competing at the No. 6 singles flight. Zhong will face Rachel Carroll, who did not compete in the regular season dual, on Friday.
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Auyeung and Zhong will assume their place at the No. 1 doubles flight for Lehigh and will once again face Jouravleva and Leavy. Auyeung and Zhong trailed the Bucknell duo, 5-4, before the match was suspended.
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Gonzalez and Can will represent Lehigh at the No. 2 doubles flight and will again face Koch and Emilie Bush. Gonzalez and Can scored a 6-3 victory in the regular season meeting.
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Lin and Maravich will have a rematch with Papich and Ayuso at the No. 3 doubles flight. Lin and Maravich picked up a 6-4 victory in the previous meeting.
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If the Mountain Hawks should win Friday's quarterfinal match, they will face the winner of the No. 1 Navy-No. 8 Colgate/No. 9 Holy Cross match in a semifinal round match on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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