Saturday, February 25
Bethlehem, Pa.
5:00 PM
Lehigh University
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vs
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Siena
Photo by: Hannahally Photography
Lehigh Comes Up Just Short in 4-3 Loss to Siena
2/25/2023 10:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's tennis team dropped a tightly-contested match to Siena Saturday evening inside the Lewis Tennis Center. Five of the eight contested matches featured tiebreaks or 10-point super tiebreaks and in the end the visiting Saints came away with a 4-3 victory. Siena won the doubles point in a tiebreak at the third flights and picked up its third and fourth points in third-set 10-point tiebreaks.
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Sophomore Hamsa Javagal won in both doubles and singles and classmate Allyce Gaborik added a straight-set singles victory for the Mountain Hawks, who fall to 1-4 in the spring season.
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Siena (4-6) posted a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles before Javagal teamed with first-year Bella Peter's to defeat Maanya Viswanath and Reegan Mullaney 7-2 in a tiebreak at No. 2 to even doubles at 1-1. In the decisive No. 3 doubles match Siena's Madeline De Faber-Schumacher and Emma Boggiali won a tiebreak 8-6 over junior Anushka Dania and first-year Helena Cilella to claim the doubles point. The Lehigh duo was unable to capitalize on several match points.
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Lehigh did not have a player at No. 6 singles, as Siena extended its lead to 2-0. Gaborik posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Boggiali to put the Mountain Hawks on the board. Both senior Junmoke James and junior Anushka Dania won their first sets at No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, but were pushed to third sets, which were played as 10-point super tiebreaks. Both players came up short in tightly contested tiebreaks as Siena went ahead 4-1.
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Javagal rallied after losing the first set in a tiebreak to take the second set 6-4 against Meagan Brown at the top flight. In the tiebreak, Javagal outlasted Brown 11-9 for Lehigh's second win of singles play. Cilella picked up a win at No. 5 when Mullaney was unable to continue due to injury.
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The Mountain Hawks will open Patriot League play next Saturday when they visit Holy Cross for a 4 p.m. match.
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Siena 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Brown/Wilson (Siena) def. Gaborik/James (Lehigh) 7-5
2. Javagal/Peters (Lehigh) def. Viswanath/Mullaney (Siena) 7-6 (7-2)
3. De Faber-Schumacher/Boggiali (Siena) def. A. Dania/Cilella (Lehigh) 7-6 (8-6)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
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Singles
1. Hamsa Javagal (Lehigh) def. Meagan Brown (Siena) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
2. Alexa Wilson (Siena) def. Junmoke James (Lehigh) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Allyce Gaborik (Lehigh) def. Emma Boggiali (Siena) 6-2, 6-2
4. Maanya Viswanath (Siena) def. Anushka Dania (Lehigh) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Helena Cilella (Lehigh) def. Reegan Mullaney (Siena) 5-5, retired
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
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Sophomore Hamsa Javagal won in both doubles and singles and classmate Allyce Gaborik added a straight-set singles victory for the Mountain Hawks, who fall to 1-4 in the spring season.
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Siena (4-6) posted a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles before Javagal teamed with first-year Bella Peter's to defeat Maanya Viswanath and Reegan Mullaney 7-2 in a tiebreak at No. 2 to even doubles at 1-1. In the decisive No. 3 doubles match Siena's Madeline De Faber-Schumacher and Emma Boggiali won a tiebreak 8-6 over junior Anushka Dania and first-year Helena Cilella to claim the doubles point. The Lehigh duo was unable to capitalize on several match points.
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Lehigh did not have a player at No. 6 singles, as Siena extended its lead to 2-0. Gaborik posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Boggiali to put the Mountain Hawks on the board. Both senior Junmoke James and junior Anushka Dania won their first sets at No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, but were pushed to third sets, which were played as 10-point super tiebreaks. Both players came up short in tightly contested tiebreaks as Siena went ahead 4-1.
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Javagal rallied after losing the first set in a tiebreak to take the second set 6-4 against Meagan Brown at the top flight. In the tiebreak, Javagal outlasted Brown 11-9 for Lehigh's second win of singles play. Cilella picked up a win at No. 5 when Mullaney was unable to continue due to injury.
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The Mountain Hawks will open Patriot League play next Saturday when they visit Holy Cross for a 4 p.m. match.
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Siena 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Brown/Wilson (Siena) def. Gaborik/James (Lehigh) 7-5
2. Javagal/Peters (Lehigh) def. Viswanath/Mullaney (Siena) 7-6 (7-2)
3. De Faber-Schumacher/Boggiali (Siena) def. A. Dania/Cilella (Lehigh) 7-6 (8-6)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
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Singles
1. Hamsa Javagal (Lehigh) def. Meagan Brown (Siena) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
2. Alexa Wilson (Siena) def. Junmoke James (Lehigh) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Allyce Gaborik (Lehigh) def. Emma Boggiali (Siena) 6-2, 6-2
4. Maanya Viswanath (Siena) def. Anushka Dania (Lehigh) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Helena Cilella (Lehigh) def. Reegan Mullaney (Siena) 5-5, retired
Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
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