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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Lehigh women's tennis fell to Bucknell 5-2 on Friday morning in Lewisburg. With the loss, Lehigh dropped to 8-6 overall (1-4 PL), while the Bison improved to 9-8 (2-2 PL).

Lehigh started the match by losing the doubles point, with Bucknell sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. The Bison then won the first two singles points, extending their advantage to 3-0.

Giselle Vlassis gave Lehigh its first point of the day, winning 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 5 singles spot over Jayce Mair to pull Lehigh within 3-1. However, Maggie Forkner's narrow 7-6 tiebreaker loss in her singles match sealed the victory for Bucknell.

First-year Alina Shyani continued her strong performance after earning a Patriot League Honorable Mention on April 1. Shyani won her match in three sets over Anna Lajos, taking the first set 7-6, dropping the second 6-4, but bouncing back to win 6-0 in the decisive third set.

Hamsa Javagal also played a hard-fought three-set match. Javagal won the first set 6-4 but was edged out in the final two sets, losing 7-6, 7-5.

Next up, Lehigh will travel to Colgate for a match on Sunday at 4 p.m.

DOUBLES:

King/Platt (Bucknell) def. Khromchenko/Shyani (Lehigh) 6-3
Jennings/Marcus (Bucknell) def. Forkner/Letzer (Lehigh) 6-3
Mair/King (Bucknell) def. Harrington/Javagal (Lehigh) 6-

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2,

SINGLES:

Whitney King (Bucknell (Lehigh) def. Maggie Forkner (Lehigh) 7-6, 7-6
Abigail Platt (Bucknell) def. Hamsa Javagal (Lehigh) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
Alina Shyani (Lehigh) def. Anna Lajos (Bucknell) 7-6, 4-6, 6-0
Tori Allen (Bucknell) def. Ronit Khromchenko (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-4
Giselle Vlassis (Lehigh ) def. Jaycie Mair (Bucknell) 6-1, 7-5
Riley Jennings (Bucknell) def. Skye Yonehara (Lehigh) 6-3, 6-1

Order of finish: 4, 6, 5, 1, 2, 3,

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Players Mentioned

Maggie Forkner

Hamsa Javagal

Ronit Khromchenko

Alina Shyani

Giselle Vlassis

Skye Yonehara

Lehigh University Athletics

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Navy Invite on September 5, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus Lehigh Hidden Duals on September 13, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at ITA Regionals on October 9, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus ITA Conference Masters Event on October 24, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Drexel Dragon Invite on October 31, 2025

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Army on April 26, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 4

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Bucknell University on April 25, 2025 , Win , 4, to, 3

Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Lafayette College on April 18, 2025 , Win , 5, to, 0

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Holy Cross on April 13, 2025 , Win , 7, to, 0

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Army on April 11, 2025 , Loss , 2, to, 4

Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Colgate University on April 6, 2025 , Win , 4, to, 3

Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Bucknell University on April 4, 2025 , Loss , 2, to, 5