Saturday, October 15
Bethlehem, Pa.
12:00 p.m.

Lehigh University

5
vs
2

Monmouth University

Junmoke James

Mountain Hawks Close Out Fall Season With 5-2 Win Over Monmouth

10/15/2022 6:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's tennis team picked up its first win under head coach Olivia Leavitt on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks wrapped up their fall season with a 5-2 victory over Monmouth on the Ulrich Varsity Courts. 

Lehigh opened up the match by sweeping doubles to take the early 1-0 lead. Senior Junmoke James and sophomore Allyce Gaborik picked up a win during doubles play, defeating Monmouth's Lauren Laundstrom and Ann Spurka 6-4 in the third spot. 

Juniors Megha and Anushka Dania were the second Mountain Hawks' duo to earn a doubles win on Saturday afternoon. The Dania duo defeated Zoe Klapman and Jordyn Pax 7-5 at the No. 1 spot. To close out doubles play, sophomore Hamsa Javagal and first-year Avery Hopkey picked up the 6-4 win at the No. 2 spot. 

James was the first Mountain Hawk to earn a win during singles play. The senior defeated Lenien Jamir 6-1 in the first set and was leading 2-1 before Jamir retired. 

Javagal was the second member of the Lehigh women's tennis team to pick up a win during singles play. Javagal defeated Klapman 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 1 spot to extend Lehigh's lead to 3-0. 

Megha Dania clinched the win for the Mountain Hawks on Saturday afternoon. Dania defeated Jordyn Pax 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 4 spot. Anushka Dania was the final member of the team to earn a win against Monmouth. The junior defeated Lana Brezanin 6-4 in two sets in the fifth spot. 

Saturday's match against Monmouth marks the end of Lehigh's fall season. Complete results can be found below. 

Doubles: 
  1. M. Dania / A. Dania (Lehigh) def. Klapman / Pax (Monmouth)  7-5
  2. Javagal / Hopkey (Lehigh) def. McKinney / Brezanin (Monmouth) 6-4
  3. James / Gaborik (Lehigh) def. Landstrom / Spurka (Monmouth) 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles: 
  1. Hamsa Javagal (Lehigh) def. Zoe Klapman (Monmouth) 6-4, 6-1
  2. Junmoke James (Lehigh) def. Lenien Jamir (Monmouth) 6-1, 2-1 retired
  3. Hana McKinney (Monmouth) def. Avery Hopkey (Lehigh) 6-3, 6-4
  4. Megha Dania (Lehigh) def. Jordyn Pax (Monmouth) 6-2, 6-1
  5. Anushka Dania (Lehigh) def. Lana Brezanin (Monmouth) 6-4, 6-4
  6. Lauren Laundstrom (Monmouth) def. Bella Peters (Lehigh) 5-7, 7-5, 10-7
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6
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