Strong Singles Play Lifts Lehigh Over Bucknell 5-2

Saturday, March 28

Bethlehem, Pa.

2:00 PM

Lehigh University

Bucknell University

Strong Singles Play Lifts Lehigh Over Bucknell 5-2

3/28/2026 8:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh rallied to a 5-2 victory over Bucknell Saturday at the Lewis Indoor Tennis Center. With the win,the Mountain Hawks improved to 1-1 in Patriot League play and 5-11 overall. With the loss,Bucknell slides to 0-5 in league play and 7-10 overall.

"Today was a great example of our resilience," said head coach Sophia Geier. "We didn't come out the way we wanted, and dropping the doubles point put us on the back foot early. But I'm proud of how the team responded in singles. We competed with a lot of toughness across the board, and to come away winning five of six singles matches says a lot."

The match began with Bucknell earning the doubles point, thanks to wins on courts one and three.

For singles play, Lehigh won five of six singles matches to secure the win. Lena Dogadalski led the charge on court No. 2, cruising past Riley Jennings 6-3, 6-1. Giselle Vlassis battled to a 7-5, 7-6 victory on court No. 3 over Tori Allen, while Alina Shyani took court No. 4 with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Mirra Manolov. Skye Yonehara delivered a tight 6-4, 7-6 victory on court No. 5 versus Jaycie Mari, and Alice Ann Pantsari closed out the Mountain Hawks' scoring on court No. 6 with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over Natalie Devraj to clinch the 5-2 victory.

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Lehigh will celebrate Senior Day and host Colgate on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Ulrich Varsity Tennis Courts.

Results Lehigh 5 Bucknell 2
Singles

Abigail Platt (BU) def Maggie Forkner (Lehigh) 6-1, 7-6
Lena Dogadalski (Lehigh) def Riley Jennings (BU) 6-3, 6-1
Giselle Vlassis (Lehigh) def Tori Allen (BU) 7-5, 7-6
Alina Shyani (Lehigh) def Mirra Manolov (BU) 6-4, 6-3
Skye Yonehara (Lehigh) def Jaycie Mari (BU) 6-4, 7-6
Alice Ann Pantsari (Lehigh) def Natalie Devraj (BU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1

Doubles

Abigail Platt / Riley Nenings (BU) def Lena Dogadalski / Hannah Letzer (Lehigh) 6-1
Maggie Forkner / Alina Shyani (Lehigh) def Jaycie Mair / Summer Even-Esh (BU) 6-3
Natie Devraj / Cameron King (BU) def Skye Yonehara / Giselle Vlassis (Lehigh) 6-3